The give and take between fixed-wireless carriers and the satelli...
The give and take between fixed-wireless carriers and the satellite industry continued Wed. as an order on earth stations on board vessels (ESVs) made the FCC’s Sunshine notice, cutting off further lobbying at the FCC. On Tues., the Fixed…
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Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) insisted that ESV officials have been unwilling to cooperate on investigations of potential interference (CD Dec 8 p1). FWCC referred specifically to an incident in Newport News. Va., which FWCC describes in some detail in a 2002 filing. Though the example is 2 1/2 years old, FWCC said “nothing has changed.” On Wed., ESV operator MTN denied the accusation to the FCC. MTN said it has “never been directly contacted by the FWCC” to request information about a potential case of interference in the 6 GHz band: “FWCC did indeed place a case of potential interference in the record of the Notice of Inquiry stage of this proceeding -- without ever bringing the matter directly to the attention of MTN. Nonetheless, MTN investigated the allegation and responded with a comprehensive analysis proving FWCC’s allegation of ESV interference to be without merit or foundation.”