No IRD Costs in C-Band Lump Sums Could Invite 'Legal Challenges,' ACA Says
Excluding integrated receiver/decoders costs from lump-sum payments to C-band earth station receiver operators could cause legal challenges that delay the C-band transition, ACA Connects President Matt Polka told FCC acting General Counsel Ashley Boizelle, according to a docket 18-122 posting…
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Monday. It said the agency's order requires IRD costs be included in the lump sum since it requires calculating the payment on estimated costs of relocating all earth stations in a class and IRDs are among tech upgrades needed to maintain satellite reception.