CERCI: Some Commenters Don't Understand PSSA's 4.9 GHz Proposal
The Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI) warned that some commenters may not understand what’s at stake if the FCC agrees to a Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) proposal giving FirstNet, and AT&T, effective control of the 4.9…
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GHz band. “AT&T/PSSA want the FCC to allow FirstNet to use the 4.9 GHz band so that the band is effectively added to AT&T’s spectrum portfolio,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 07-100. They would also “prohibit new local public-safety licensees in the band and force existing public-safety licensees to surrender spectrum so that AT&T can use the 4.9 GHz band to serve not only public safety but also AT&T’s commercial customers,” CERCI charged. The BWI Business Partnership, meanwhile, withdrew September comments opposing FirstNet use of the band (see 2409120013). “After further investigation into this matter, we realized that we were operating on an incomplete set of facts regarding this regulatory proceeding and a mistaken assumption regarding the proposal,” the group said.