CTIA Chief Pai Meets Starks and Simington on Upper C-band NOI
New CTIA President Ajit Pai, former chairman of the FCC, met with Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington and their aides, said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 25-59. Pai previously met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr (see 2504230015).
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“CTIA expressed strong support for the Commission’s adoption of the Upper C-band Notice of Inquiry, which creates a critical opportunity to add near-term, contiguous spectrum in a portion of the most widely deployed frequency range for 5G worldwide,” the filing said: “CTIA urged the Commission to repurpose as much of the 220-megahertz band as possible for 5G.” Commissioners approved the NOI in February at Carr’s first meeting as chairman (see 2502270042).