The FCC should make available to critical infrastructure industri...
The FCC should make available to critical infrastructure industries (CII) 700 MHz spectrum Nextel used to use as a guard band, United Telecom Council and Motorola said. The spectrum was returned in the 800 MHz rebanding proceeding. “Nextel’s 40…
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returned 2+2 MHz geographic-area licenses represent a significant, though not nationwide, portion of the guard band spectrum,” UTC and Motorola said: “The need for protection from adjacent channel interference remains, especially as public safety moves to more intensive use of its 700 MHz spectrum. With its use of equipment and applications very similar to those of public safety, CII would make ideal tenants of this spectrum, protecting public safety operations through use of compatible systems.” Utilities need spectrum for interoperable communications, the letter said: “Rapid and safe restoration is a primary goal of all utilities, and they rely heavily on their internal communications networks to carry out this goal.” CII encompasses railroads and natural gas pipelines. “I don’t think this will be wildly controversial,” said a source backing making the spectrum available to CII users. “We understand that public safety is basically in support [of the proposal by UTC and Motorola], and there is a real need to protect their spectrum. That’s part of what makes this an elegant solution. The only possible competition for the spectrum we know of are broadband providers, who'd like to change the rules for all the 700 MHz spectrum, to convert it to a broadband swath for commercial and noncommercial users.”