FCC Paves Way for 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Service

17.10.2012
The Federal Communications Commission today voted unanimously to revise a set of rules governing wireless spectrum to open a portion of the airwaves for mobile broadband service.

Additionally, at its monthly meeting the FCC produced a report outlining the progress that wireless carriers have made toward their commitment to provide customers with notices about looming overage charges, an issue the agency has dubbed "bill shock."

In its spectrum decision, the commission affirmed a plan jointly submitted by AT&T and satellite-radio provider Sirius XM earlier this year to resolve concerns about inference in the 2.3 GHz band. In doing so, the FCC paved the way to make 30 MHz of Wireless Communications Service (WCS) spectrum available for 4G LTE mobile broadband service.

"Making this particular spectrum available for broadband will help sustain U.S. mobile leadership in part because the U.S. is leading the way in developing LTE standards for the WCS band," said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. "Today's order frees up spectrum by removing regulatory barriers to flexible use of spectrum for broadband, an approach that we are seeking to implement across the board, that can be as valuable as clearing and reallocating new bands of spectrum."

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