Northpoint wants FCC to adopt plan to mitigate interference betwe...
Northpoint wants FCC to adopt plan to mitigate interference between satellite and terrestrial companies using same spectrum. In meeting with FCC Wireless Bureau, Northpoint said new rules should prevent DBS industry from charging excessive fees to companies such as…
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Northpoint by adding incentive in rulemaking. “Northpoint fully expects to always bear the cost of any necessary mitigation,” company said in ex parte filing, “but where a DBS operator seeks to require mitigation in circumstances that turn out, upon appropriate investigation, to be unnecessary, the DBS operator should compensate Northpoint for expenses incurred in investigating and demonstrating that no such mitigation is needed.” Northpoint also said it didn’t want “targeted or preferential access” to DBS customers as part of mitigation rules and it “hasn’t sought out DBS subscriber lists.” Careful site selection and system design will be cornerstone of service and minimize need for mitigation of interference, it said.