FCC Defends 6 GHz Rules at DC Circuit
The FCC defended its April decision to allow unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band, in a filing posted Tuesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (in Pacer) in docket 20-1190. “The Commission’s decision was made…
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after careful consideration of the evidence presented by both proponents and opponents of unlicensed operations,” the FCC said: “Over the course of a nearly three-year rulemaking, the agency reviewed a voluminous and highly technical record that included roughly 100 studies and thousands of filings from interested parties.” AT&T, APCO, NAB, electric utilities and others challenged the rules (see 2012180057). The FCC said the rules protect incumbents.