AT&T requested a rulemaking to amend FCC rules...
AT&T requested a rulemaking to amend FCC rules for the C and D blocks of the Wireless Communications Services (WCS) in the 2.3 GHz band. Mobile and portable stations should not be permitted to transmit in the 2315-2320 MHz and…
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2345-2350 MHz bands, “except that avionics stations may transmit in the 2315-2320 MHz band,” it said in a petition posted Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1sDuvMr). It suggested many other amendments on out-of-band-emissions limits, avionics stations and “specific requirements for coordination with Sirius XM,” it said. The amendments will allow AT&T to use its C and D blocks of spectrum for the air-to-ground component of its planned LTE-based in-flight connectivity service for airlines and passengers, it said. Adopting the proposals will put the WCS C and D blocks to use “in support of an innovative service and without causing harmful interference to adjacent bands,” it said.