The FCC should wrap up this year an order providing for...
The FCC should wrap up this year an order providing for interoperability in the lower 700 MHz band, representatives of Vulcan Wireless said in a series of meetings at the agency. Creating a single band class in the band would…
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“provide the certainty necessary for Lower 700 MHz A Block licensees to meet their looming build-out deadlines as well as upcoming USF mobility fund deadlines, allowing them to compete for universal service and other broadband funds intended to spur mobile broadband development in rural areas,” Vulcan said (http://xrl.us/bmxy5d). An interoperability requirement would also “address the ’spectrum crunch’ by unleashing 12 MHz of valuable and immediately available spectrum for competitive wireless broadband service.” The commission is slated to vote on a 700 MHz interoperability rulemaking notice at its March 21 meeting.