FWCC Raises Concerns on Satellite Use of 70/80 GHz Band
The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) questioned SpaceX's advocacy last summer that satellite earth stations should be included as part of the FCC's light-licensing framework for the 70/80 GHz band. Including earth stations “would promote rapid deployment of satellite backhaul…
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networks to support high-speed, low-latency connectivity for American consumers in all parts of the country,” SpaceX said. The company concedes the need to protect fixed service use of the band, but its proposals “remain insufficient,” FWCC said in a filing posted Friday in docket 20-133. “FWCC supports well-managed spectrum sharing as a solution to spectrum scarcity,” the filing said: “However, the rules adopted in shared bands must fully protect all licensees in the band and should maximize licensed access to the band, especially where a new service has the potential to foreclose access to significant portions of the band.”