Earth Station Registration Should Help Protect C-Band Incumbents, Pai Says
Getting a better understanding of satellite operators' use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band is the first step to ensuring that public radio's programming services are protected and unimpaired, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services,…
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Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., in a letter posted Tuesday. Dated Sept. 7, it was in response to one from Cole raising concerns about how clearing part of the C-band for wireless services would affect the Public Radio Satellite System (see 1807090048). Pai said the April freeze on new earth station applications and the 180-day registration window for existing ones is aimed at giving the FCC information it needs to proceed with the rulemaking.