T-Mobile Meets Commissioner Aides on Supplemental Space Coverage
T-Mobile representatives laid out the carrier’s stance on spectrum used for supplemental coverage from space (SCS), holding a series of meetings with FCC commissioner aides. The FCC shouldn’t create a satellite allocation in the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations permitting…
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SCS operations, said a filing posted Friday in docket 23-65. “Adding a Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) allocation, either on a co-primary or secondary basis is unnecessary for the provision of SCS,” T-Mobile said: “Current allocations for terrestrial spectrum should remain as-is, confirming, among other things, that the affected spectrum is allocated for terrestrial purposes.” Terrestrial licensees already holding licenses that cover their subscribers’ devices should “obtain a second license for the same devices, covering the times when those subscribers receive service from space stations,” T-Mobile said.