Independent MultiFamily Communications Council doesn’t require em...
Independent MultiFamily Communications Council doesn’t require emergency relief from or reconsideration of an FCC ruling removing it from its satellite frequency (IB 98-172), the Satellite Industry Assn. (SIA) said in a report to the FCC. The ruling was made…
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after the Commission concluded that the 18.3-18.58 GHz band should be designated for the fixed satellite service (FSS), thus requiring terrestrial users to vacate the band over the next 10 years and prohibiting any new applications for terrestrial use in the band. The SIA said it found no basis in the IMCC’s bid for reconsideration and emergency relief. Relief or reconsideration from an order requires that the petitioner suffer irreplaceable harm if not granted, which the IMCC itself actually admitted wasn’t the case, SIA said. The IMCC also waited 6 months before filing its relief request, which SIA said was much too long after the May 8, 2003, date on which the rule changes became effective to be taken seriously. The IMCC also doesn’t satisfy any aspect of the 4-point standard for granting emergency relief as established in the Va. Petroleum Jobbers case, nor will it further the public interest, the SIA said.