06 Sep UTC Opposes NextNav Takeover of the Lower 900 MHz Band
On September 5th, UTC filed comments in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking by NextNav, Inc., which proposes to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band (902-928 MHz) and modify the rules to enable NextNav to support both “precision, navigation and timing” (“PNT”) and mobile broadband across the entire country on a nationwide geographic license basis. UTC opposed the Petition because NextNav’s proposed operations would threaten to cause significant and widespread interference to utility advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in the band. Besides utilities’ rejection of NextNav’s petition, it drew almost universal opposition from all corners of the economy, e.g., toll operators, RFID companies, the health care sector, car companies, consumer electronic associations and many more. UTC also signed onto comments in opposition by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Comments in opposition were also filed by Southern California Edison.
- Here are links to the comments by UTC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as UTC members Dominion Energy and Southern California Edison.
