Dish's Ergen Meets With Simington, Gomez on 12 GHz
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen and other executives met with FCC Commissioners Nathan Simington and Anna Gomez about the company’s advocacy for action this year allowing use of the lower 12 GHz band for fixed-wireless (see 2309110061). “The 12 GHz…
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band represents 500 megahertz of spectrum that can be authorized for higher-power fixed service without causing harmful interference to existing services,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 20-443. “DISH reiterated that the Commission can, and should, act expeditiously to unlock the power of 5G-ready spectrum in this band,” the filing said: “DISH highlighted the importance of updating the Commission’s spectrum screen to ensure competitive carriers have access to a critical input for wireless service.”