WISPA to Cruz, Cornyn: Protect CBRS in Reconciliation
Nextlink Internet Chief Strategy Officer Claude Aiken and 23 officials from other Texas-based WISPA member companies urged the state's GOP senators, Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, to “consider the importance of shared spectrum, particularly” the 3550-3650 MHz citizens broadband radio service band, as the chamber moves forward on a budget reconciliation package that Republicans want to include airwaves legislative language. Cruz led a Senate Commerce reconciliation proposal for an 800 MHz pipeline of reallocated spectrum that would exclude some DOD-controlled bands but doesn't address CBRS (see 2506060029).
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“CBRS is a proven and innovative method to increase spectrum availability and connect communities that have been left behind,” the Texas WISPA members said in a letter to the senators. “Any proposal that curtails or eliminates the use of CBRS will have far-reaching negative consequences for innovation and deployment for your constituents across Texas.” They noted that CBRS has been “working side-by-side with existing [DOD] systems” and has managed to have “zero cases of interference” with military incumbents.