The FCC is already getting its first comments on the...
The FCC is already getting its first comments on the future of the 1675-1710 MHz band, which could in part be used for mobile broadband under a proposal being examined by the FCC and NTIA. The Office of Engineering and…
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Technology sought comment last week, with a due date of June 28 (CD June 7 p6). ProAlert.us, which supplies weather alerts to customers from emergency managers to first responders, expressed “serious” concerns. “ProAlert.us makes use of the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN), a system of satellites and uplinks that provide vital weather related information” the company said in a filing. “This information is used widely within Federal, State and local entities as a means to help protect the citizens of this country.” Colorado State University’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere also advised the FCC to proceed with care. “Public use of this frequency range presents a potential conflict to this multi-million dollar infrastructure,” the institute said. “CIRA alone has well over two million dollars invested in its Earthstation, including two decades of customized software development.” The Harris County Appraisal District asked the FCC to protect the Emergency Weather Information Network system it operates serving southeast Texas. “The investment in the Houston EMWIN system is significant, and interference from other users of the spectrum on or around 1692.7 MHz would render the Houston EMWIN system inoperable, thus depriving one of America’s largest metropolitan areas of a proven and valuable emergency weather warning and information service.” So far, five parties have filed comments.