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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on May 06, 2016, 1603 UTC
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Commercial interests are hungry for more bandwidth and spectrum space, and they are asking the Federal Communications Commission to set up “sharing” arrangements between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the wireless broadband industry. The frequency range of concern is 1675-1680 MHz.
A sharing arrangement opens the door for interference and potential disruption of real-time satellite data to users in the weather enterprise.
Full article, along with instructions for sending your comments to the FCC:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/06/opinion-commercial-interests-may-block-transmission-of-vital-weather-data-we-cant-allow-it/