FCC Seeks Comment on NextNav 900 MHz Petition
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Bureau sought comment Tuesday on a NextNav proposal that the agency reconfigure the 902-928 MHz band “to enable a high-quality, terrestrial complement” to GPS for positioning, navigation and timing services (see…
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2404160043). Comments are due Sept. 5, replies Sept. 20, in docket 24-240. NextNav asked that the commission reconfigure the lower 900 MHz band by creating a 5-MHz uplink in the 902-907 MHz band paired with a 10-MHz downlink in the 918-928 MHz band, shifting remaining non-multilateration location and monitoring service (M-LMS) licensees to the 907-918 MHz part of the band, the notice said: “NextNav proposes a spectrum ‘swap’ to trade in its current M-LMS holdings for a single, nationwide 15-megahertz flexible use license pursuant to the new band plan.” The agency said some 1,500 active non-M-LMS licenses are in the band. The FCC seeks comment “on all aspects" of the NextNav petition, “including its associated costs and benefits,” the notice said. “We seek to develop a robust record and welcome comment on additional related issues that commenters may identify.” The notice is “an important next step in delivering an innovative spectrum solution in the Lower 900 MHz band,” NextNav CEO Mariam Sorond said. “Providing a complement and backup to GPS is critical for safeguarding things we need daily -- from location mapping and tracking services to serving as an important tool for locating emergency callers to addressing critical infrastructure and national security needs.”