Incumbents in 3650-3700 MHz Band Have 4 Months to Seek Protection
The Wireless Bureau said it started the four-month window for incumbent licensees in the 3650–3700 MHz band to file supplemental information required to define their grandfathered wireless protection zone as the FCC launches shared use of the 3.5 GHz band.…
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The order on the Citizens Broadband Radio Service allowed for protection of the grandfathered incumbents in the nearby band. “The deadline for filing an application to be afforded protection is August 7,” the bureau said in a Friday public notice. “Licensees who do not meet this deadline may continue to operate, but will not be afforded protection from interference caused by new CBRS operations.” The FCC approved the initial 3.5 GHz NPRM in 2012 (see 1212130044), setting up an experimental three-tiered access and sharing model made up of federal and nonfederal incumbents, priority access licenses and general authorized access users. Also Friday, the bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology established a “second wave” deadline for proposals from prospective spectrum access system administrator environmental sensing capability operators in the band. Companies that want to join others already approved have until May 31 to apply, a PN said.