The
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) says a proposal to
re-allocate more than 200 MHz of C-Band spectrum (3.7 to 4.2 GHz) put
forth by America’s Communications Association, Charter Communications
and the Competitive Carriers Association will delay freeing up spectrum
for wireless use and “give oxygen to ill-conceived, self-interested
schemes that are out of touch with reality.”
The coalition, which calls itself, ACA Connects, says its 5G Plus plan
makes available more critical 5G spectrum (at least 370 MHz) faster
than other current proposals and protects and “future-proofs the
delivery of pay television programming by transitioning it to fiber
delivery.” It also uses auction proceeds to pay for fiber deployment and
use to make satellite incumbents whole, contributes billions of dollars
to the U.S. Treasury, and increases broadband deployment by building
fiber, including in rural areas.
An ACA lobbyist told an advisor to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai this week more
material will be submitted to the agency detailing how the fiber network
would be designed, established, launched, maintained, and paid for,
particularly the part of the network that connects programmers to data
centers. Continue Reading
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