Satellite Industry Continues Co-primary Status Push in 5G Sharing
The satellite industry took its argument that fixed satellite service (FSS) satellites need co-primary status with upper microwave flexible use for 5G sharing in the 28 GHz band to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel's office, said an ex parte filing Wednesday in…
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docket 14-177. The satellite and wireless industries have split on co-primary status (see 1606020035). According to the filing, the satellite officials said FSS needs for co-primary status there are "a critical issue," necessitating grandfathering of currently licensed FSS earth stations and of new ones licensed or applied for before any local multipoint distribution service reauthorization and before the upper microwave flexible use auction. They also said additional FSS earth stations should be allowed on co-primary basis after the reauthorization and auction. For the 37/39 GHz bands, the satellite officials said the FCC should seek additional comment before adopting any rules. According to the filing, officials from Boeing, DirecTV, EchoStar, Intelsat, Iridium, Kymeta, Lockheed Martin, O3b, OneWeb, the Satellite Industry Association, SES, SpaceX and ViaSat met with Rosenworcel aide Johanna Thomas.