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Ligado Seeks Changes to Proposal for 1675-1680 MHz Band, in Meeting with Pai Aide

Ligado Chief Legal Officer Valerie Green and others representing the company explained its requests for tweaks to a draft NPRM reallocating the 1675-1680 MHz band for 5G, set for a vote by commissioners Thursday, in a meeting with an aide…

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to Chairman Ajit Pai. As expected (see 1905020061), Ligado said by offering a national license, the FCC would more closely align those rules to those for the 1670-1675 MHz band, per a filing posted Monday in docket 11-109. The satellite company said, consistent with Pai’s announcement of the NPRM and the administration’s FY 2020 budget (see 1904170049), the NPRM should explore “the concept of assignment with a fee as a possible licensing mechanism” rather than auction.