Wireless Internet Service Providers Association Executive Director Rick...
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association Executive Director Rick Harnish sought changes to a March 31 FCC order that opens up the 5 GHz band for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed use (CD Aug 15 p1), in a meeting with Brendan Carr,…
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aide to Commissioner Ajit Pai. WISPA is one of several parties that sought changes to the rules. The record reflects “overwhelming support” for the group’s petition for partial reconsideration, said an ex parte filing by the group in docket 13-49, posted by the FCC Friday (http://bit.ly/1tzY9PD). “The new restrictions on out-of-band emissions would have severe consequences for consumers and businesses that rely” on the band, Harnish said. “WISPs use the 5725-5850 MHz band for point-to-point links of up to 65 miles, a distance that cannot be achieved in other unlicensed bands.”