Airlines Want 60-Day Comment Period on Upper C-Band NPRM

Airlines Want 60-Day Comment Period on Upper C-Band NPRM

Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu met with an aide to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week about his industry's work with wireless carriers on protecting radio altimeters in the upper C band. Sununu asked the agency to allow more...

Incumbent Vs. Wireless Needs Play Out in Upper C-band Debate

The FCC has to work out different ideas for how much of the upper C-band can be auctioned without impairing incumbent users. Commissioners intend to vote Thursday on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the topic. The NPRM seeks comment on how much upper C-band spectrum (3.98–4.2 GHz band ) could be repurposed by incumbent fixed satellite service space station operators. The agency also seeks input on how the transition could be handled if …