WISPA Asks FCC to 'Modernize' OTARD
The Wireless ISP Association asked the FCC to “modernize” the over-the-air reception devices rule to apply to all fixed wireless transmitters and receivers, “so long as the equipment meets the existing size restrictions for customer-end equipment.” Extending OTARD to all…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
fixed wireless equipment, “while maintaining the existing size limits and exceptions for safety and historical purposes -- regardless of whether it is used for reception, transmission, or both -- would be consistent with the original intent of OTARD, will accelerate the deployment of competitive broadband services in markets across the country, and will empower consumers to help bring competitive wireless broadband to their communities by hosting hub sites,” WISPA said in docket 17-79.