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FCC decision to permit Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Ser...

FCC decision to permit Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS) operations in 12.2-12.7 GHz band was “arbitrary and capricious,” Satellite Bcstg. & Communications Assn. (SBCA) said in reply to oppositions to its petitions for reconsideration. SBCA said Mitre…

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report represented “new fact not previously on the record.” EchoStar agreed in similar filing asking Commission to re-examine its decision. FCC findings in proceeding have been overtaken in dramatic manner by Mitre independent report which contradicted agency’s conclusion that spectrum sharing was feasible. DirecTV supported SBCA and EchoStar, calling order deficient and saying it failed to justify conclusions. Northpoint, MDS and Pegasus asked FCC to deny SBCA petition for reconsideration.