FCC Floats $47.5M In Fines Over Alleged 2.5 GHz Band Misuse
Law360 (January 11, 2021, 2:10 PM EST) — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines totaling $47.5 million against nearly a dozen educational broadband providers, claiming that the companies primarily used their free spectrum licenses for profit instead of student services. According to the FCC’s Thursday announcement, 10 license holders in the 2.5 GHz band […]
FCC Finalizes 5.9 GHz Band Split For Wi-Fi, Auto Safety Tech
By Kelcee Griffis Law360 – The Federal Communications Commission formalized plans Wednesday to divide the 5.9 GHz spectrum band between auto safety and unlicensed wireless services, dealing a huge win to Wi-Fi providers that argue the band will unlock more internet bandwidth for consumers. Despite the reservations of some congressional Democrats and the FCC’s two […]
FCC Urged To Move Ahead With TV ‘White Space’ Plan
By Christopher Cole Law360 (October 21, 2020, 3:58 PM EDT) — A coalition for a wide range of industries has endorsed an FCC plan to open up swaths of the airwaves used by TV broadcasters for alternative uses including wireless broadband and the Internet of Things. Connect Americans Now wrote Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission […]
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCE TEMPORARY FILING FREEZE ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF CERTAIN PART 90 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 4940-4990 MHZ BAND
By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (the Bureaus) announce a temporary freeze, effective September 8, 2020, on the acceptance and processing of certain applications related to Part 90 services in the 4.9 GHz band (4940-4990 MHz). Pursuant to this freeze, applications for new or modified […]
REALLOCATION OF 470-512 MHZ (T-BAND) SPECTRUM
INTRODUCTION 1. For decades, public safety entities and other private land mobile radio service users have relied on spectrum associated with broadcast television channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz or T-Band) to help Federal Communications Commission FCC 20-89 2 meet their internal communications needs in eleven major urbanized areas across the United States. Nonetheless, Section 6103 of […]