Warner Urges FCC to Increase Wireless Power Limits, Reduce 5850-5895 MHz Exclusions
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., urged the FCC to do more to increase broadband access amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He acknowledged the FCC's recent work, including waiving the E-rate and Rural Health Care gift rules (see 2003180048), but wrote to Chairman…
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Ajit Pai that “much more work remains.” The FCC “should facilitate actions by wireless providers to dramatically increase existing signal contours, such as by temporarily increasing relevant power limits for” wireless ISPs, “particularly in rural and exurban areas where the risk of degradation to other users is lower, and by relaxing current antenna height restrictions,” Warner said Thursday. He asked the agency to "look to help facilitate backhaul options" in underserved and unserved areas. Warner also wants the FCC to work with NTIA and DOD to “reduce the size” of the 75-kilometer exclusion zones where unlicensed access to the 5850-5895 MHz band is prohibited.