AT&T, Google and others pick apart FCC's 3.5 GHz spectrum-sharing scheme

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The Federal Communications Commission has a lot of work ahead if it hopes to create consensus around its plans for a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) at 3.5 GHz, as specific parts of its proposed rulemaking have come under attack from multiple corners.

Wireless industry players that sent in comments were largely supportive of efforts to engage spectrum-sharing techniques to open the band for use by both government and commercial users. The spectrum-sharing concept provided a rare point of general agreement, however, with many details of the FCC's proposal drawing considerable debate.

The FCC intends to apply spectrum sharing to 3550-3650 MHz spectrum and is also pondering extending the service to 3700 MHz, providing a total of 150 MHz of spectrum for the CBRS.


AT&T, Google and others pick apart FCC's 3.5 GHz spectrum-sharing scheme