FCC, INDUSTRY COMPLAIN OF PROPOSED FAA FILING BURDENS

摘要

The FCC, the Cellular Telecom & Internet Assn. (CTIA), the Wireless Communications Assn., NAB and others warned of a huge burden on industry if the FAA imposes regulations requiring notice to the agency by anyone modifying a radio transmitter in a number of bands, including 2.5 GHz, a crucial band for wireless broadband. The regulations, proposed to protect aviation safety, would require 60-day notice to the FCC before a simple adjustment on a cell tower or installation of a wireless broadband transmitter, various filers warned the FAA. Licensees in the 2.5-2.7 GHz, 5-5.6 GHz and 21.2-23.6 GHz ranges would be required to make the filings. Sources said Mon. the FCC wasn抰 happy with the FAA for proposing the requirements without consulting the Commission first. nnCTIA suggested that the FAA may not completely understand the implications of the proposal. 揟he proposed requirements appear to contemplate that any change in operating frequency would require a new filing,?the group said. 揅ommercial wireless networks, such as those planned for the 2.5 GHz band, dynamically shift and change frequencies throughout their networks every day.?