The Wireless Communications Assn. (WCA) countered the arguments o...
The Wireless Communications Assn. (WCA) countered the arguments of WCS Wireless, which sought a waiver of the wireless communications service (WCS) power limits in the 2.3 GHz band as part of proposed merger of WCS Wireless License Subsidiary with…
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XM Radio. WCS Wireless had asked the FCC to dismiss WCA’s “unfounded and wholly speculative concerns” and grant the waiver. But the trade group said WCS Wireless’s response to merger oppositions filed by WCA (CD Aug 22 p9) “cannot deny that grant of its waiver request will subject other WCS licensees to a 6 dB increase in adjacent channel interference.” WCA said contrary to WCS Wireless claims, the company “has never conducted any field trials in which the potential for interference to an adjacent WCS licensee has been evaluated.” WCA also countered WCS Wireless claims that it still planned to implement its datacasting plan using WCS spectrum: “How, pray tell, is WCS Wireless going to be implementing its datacasting plan when WCS Wireless has decided to transfer control over WCS Wireless License Subsidiary -- which holds the WCS licenses -- to XM?… It is now incumbent upon XM to demonstrate why it requires” the waiver.