Gogo Pending Waiver Needs Field Testing, Stronger Conditions, APCO Says
The FCC needs to be sure Gogo Business Aviation's requested waiver of effective radiated power limits for air-to-ground operations in the 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz bands (see 2107070042) isn't an interference risk to public safety incumbents, APCO said Tuesday…
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in docket 21-282. The agency should require Gogo to do field testing before full operations are authorized, perform its own analysis of the interference potential, and require conditions to mitigate and resolve interference, it said. Rather than just emailing public safety licensees at least 10 days before the new operations, it should have to email and call, notifying relevant 800 MHz regional planning committees and FCC-certified public safety frequency coordinators, it said. APCO also said Gogo transmissions should include a signal identifier. It said Gogo's request would be better handled through a rulemaking proceeding than a waiver. Gogo didn't comment.