Guthrie, Matsui Call for FCC Action on 6 GHz NPRM
Congressional Spectrum Caucus co-chairs Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., urged the FCC Wednesday to proceed “expeditiously” to a planned NPRM on opening the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed uses. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said…
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last month the FCC will act on a 6 GHz NPRM in the fall (see 1806200058). “Importantly, the NPRM process will allow all stakeholders to provide valuable input on the ex ante requirements necessary to protect incumbents, and give opportunity to evaluate proposals for interference protection, technical coexistence between users, and how to reliably resolve potential interference should it occur,” Guthrie and Matsui said in a letter to Pai. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., similarly urged the FCC last week to act on the 6 GHz band as part of its implementation of the Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless (Mobile Now) Act (S-19) (see 1807020055). S-19 requires the FCC and NTIA to identify at least 100 MHz of spectrum for unlicensed use below the 8 GHz band. S-19's language was included in the $1.3 trillion FY 2018 omnibus spending bill (HR-1625), which President Donald Trump signed in March (see 1803230038).