FirstNet Control of the 4.9 GHz Band Remains a Divisive Issue
Filings continue at the FCC on the hotly contested issue of whether the FCC should grant the FirstNet Authority and AT&T effective control of the 4.9 GHz band (see 2408160027). The proposal for such from the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance…
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(PSSA) generated filings from both sides. Giving FirstNet control “would strip today’s 4.9 GHz public safety licensees’ right to expand their systems by forcing incumbent licensees to surrender the spectrum they are not using,” Amesville, Ohio, Mayor Gary Goosman wrote in a filing posted Friday in docket 07-100. “It would permit AT&T to use the band for commercial purposes, which runs counter to the mission of this public safety band,” Goosman said. The Virginia Fire Chiefs Association disagreed. “The FirstNet Authority has proven it can effectively manage the public safety spectrum, as evidenced by the successful nationwide deployment of Band 14,” it said.