Pai, Carr Lobbied on C Band at NAB Show; Spectrum Data Use Reports Deadline May 28
While flying to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr was lobbied by Intelsat about the status of the C-band clearing proceeding and technical difficulties of clearing more spectrum in cities compared with rural areas, relayed a…
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docket 18-122 ex parte posting Thursday. Intelsat said it also had a conversation with Chairman Ajit Pai about the status of the spectrum-clearing proceeding, while at the show. NAB emphasized in its meeting with Pai there that the band's incumbent users need protection and that any spectrum reallocation needs to fully fund costs of accommodating existing C-band users. In a public notice Thursday, the International and Wireless bureaus and Office of Engineering and Technology said May 28 is the filing deadline for earth station and satellite operators to submit data about C-band use. That data collection was part of July's C-band order (see 1807120037).