Google, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Oppose Major Changes to 3.5 GHz Rules
The FCC should leave rules for priority access licenses (PAL) in the 3.5 GHz shared band largely unchanged, said Kalpak Gude, president of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), in a meeting with Rachael Bender, aide to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.…
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Google said similar. “To the degree that the Commission sees the need to modify the term length for PAL licenses, DSA would support changes that were tied to economic recovery of investment,” Gude said in a filing in docket 17-183. “Claims that periods longer than that are necessary for investment are generally unpersuasive. Business investment decisions are made on the basis of recovery of investment.” Google officials told Wireless Bureau Chief Donald Stockdale and others the agency shouldn't make major changes. The rules are “attracting significant, diverse investment,” Google said. The company noted the commission has authorized more than 200 experiments since a 2015 order setting up the rules for the band. “Traditional and non-traditional use cases are being deployed,” Google said.