Gogo Asks FCC To Move Forward on Spectrum for Air-Ground Mobile Broadband Service
CEO Michael Small and others from Gogo met with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and key aides to press for FCC action on the 14 GHz Air-Ground Mobile Broadband Service. “Gogo discussed its critical need for additional spectrum to meet the…
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growing capacity demands of commercial airlines and their passengers as well as federal and state government and military customers,” Gogo said in a filing posted Friday in docket 13-114. “Establishment of another in-flight service allocation would not introduce any new air safety or security risks.” Gogo officials said that to ensure flight safety and security, the company “must already satisfy stringent Federal Aviation Administration testing and approval requirements for all equipment and software and any modifications to such equipment and software,” the filing said. “The recently established Federal Interagency Working Group will be able to meet with relevant stakeholders and ensure continued air safety and security after the Commission establishes allocation, service, and technical rules for the new service.” Last month, the FCC said it and the Department of Transportation agreed to establish a federal interagency working group to focus on issues including "safe and secure use of consumer communications onboard domestic commercial aviation."