by Chip Yorkgitis
On November 2, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC's")
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau") published a public
notice in the Federal Register focused on asking whether the 71-76
GHz, 81-86 GHz, 92-94 GHz, and the 94.1-95 GHz bands ("70/80/90 GHz
Bands") could be used "to provide broadband Internet access to
consumers and communities that may otherwise lack robust, consistent connectivity." The Commission is particularly interested whether stratospheric-based platforms, such as High Altitude Platform Stations ("HAPS"), which operate above twenty kilometers (approximately 65,000
feet), could be deployed for this purpose in the 70/80/90 GHz Bands.
Comments are due by December 2, 2021, and replies by January 3, 2022.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/broadcasting-film-tv-radio/1129762/looking-to-the-skies-the-fcc-seeks-additional-information-on-potential-stratospheric-based-communications-platforms-and-services?email_access=on
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