Tech Company Lawyer Argues for Liberalizing 6 GHz Rules
HWG’s Paul Margie, who represents tech companies on 6 GHz issues, spoke with an aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and a staffer from the Office of Engineering and Technology to urge further FCC action on the band. Margie discussed…
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“the importance of adopting rules to permit portable operations in the 6 GHz band that both protect incumbent microwave links and permit commercially viable unlicensed operations, including considerations of product design and power consumption,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 18-295: “Any consideration of potential interference should account for propagation loss, polarization loss, feeder loss, far-field/body loss, antenna mismatch loss, transmit power control, and terrain.” Margie represents Apple, Broadcom, Google, Meta Platforms and Microsoft, and was joined on the OET call by a Qualcomm representative.