EWA Supports Tweaks to FCC's 900 MHz Freeze
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance supported a Utilities Technology Council petition seeking reconsideration or clarification of the Wireless Bureau’s September freeze on new or expanded use of 900 MHz band frequencies (see 1809130064). EWA represents 900 MHz band incumbents “who, like…
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the entities described in the UTC Petition and other licensees in this band, may need to respond to changing business requirements while the FCC determines its next steps,” said a filing in docket 17-200. “A modified freeze, one modeled after the earlier 900 MHz Band freeze, would accommodate the legitimate needs of band incumbents, without opening the door for speculative applications that compromise spectrum management and efficiency objectives.” EWA asked that the freeze be modified to allow incumbent licensees to change existing systems by relocating or adding both sites and frequencies, even if doing so adds to the “spectral landscape.”