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Wrap Up Probe Into Dish's 12 GHz Non-Use, SpaceX Urges

Dish Network has done nothing to address its lack of use of the 12 GHz band or comply with the terms of its multichannel video and data distribution service licenses, and the FCC Enforcement Bureau should wrap up any investigation…

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it's doing into that, SpaceX said in docket 20-443 Thursday. SpaceX has repeatedly pushed the FCC to remove MVDDS encumbrances from the band (see 2205260055), "If Starlink is truly disappointed in the 12 GHz service for our current MVDDS licenses, then it should support making the spectrum usable for 5G service," Dish emailed. "Starlink's filing is just its latest attempt to distract the FCC from what is before it -- compelling and persuasive engineering studies demonstrating that 12 GHz can be used for 5G services without harmfully interfering with NGSO operations."