CCA Open to Alternative Proposals on 600 MHz Duplex Gap
The Competitive Carriers Association and members support an FCC move to place TV stations in the duplex gap as part of TV incentive auction rules, but are also open to other alternatives, CCA said in a Friday filing at the…
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FCC, reporting on a meeting with an aide to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. “As the Commission’s models have shown, without the ability to place broadcast stations in the duplex gap, the Commission simply cannot reclaim as much spectrum for licensed broadband deployment,” CCA said. “CCA and its members are, however, open to any solution that will maximize spectrum clearing while providing ample spectrum for unlicensed devices, and proposed various alternatives to meet these goals.” One possibility, CCA suggested, would be identifying an additional channel for unlicensed use in the post-auction broadcast segment in markets where the duplex gap is unavailable. “This ‘replacement channel’ would provide developers and manufacturers the certainty they need to invest in the band by making up for the capacity lost as a result of permitting broadcast operations in the duplex gap,” CCA said. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler pulled an order addressing the duplex gap and other incentive auction issues from the agenda for last week's meeting, but promised action at the Aug. 6 meeting (see 1507150058).