FCC Focused on Better View of C-Band, Pai Says
The FCC is committed to getting a better picture of who's using the C-band, Chairman Ajit Pai said in a letter to Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif. Commissioners approved 4-0 an order and NPRM in July (see 1807120037). “I agree with…
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you that our ability to intensify the use of this band is closely linked to gathering an accurate picture of how this spectrum is currently being used by incumbent earth stations,” Pai said. “That is exactly why Commission staff established a filing freeze on new applications for earth stations on April 19, 2018, and why stations have a 180-day window to register with the Commission and provide certain needed information (such as their locations) for us to proceed with this rulemaking.” Pai sent the same letter to Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. The FCC also understands the importance of the 5 GHz band to unlicensed, Pai said in a second set of letters to the two members. “The most important way that the FCC facilitates innovation is by freeing up spectrum for wireless services and making it available for flexible use, and I appreciate your support for this concept," he said. Pai repeated in letters to Reps. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., and Billy Long, R-Mo., that the FCC is likely to address rules for the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband radio service band in coming months (see 1807250055). All the letters were posted Tuesday.