{"id":42006,"date":"2020-02-16T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42006"},"modified":"2020-02-16T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T12:24:08","slug":"radio-stations-may-miss-out-on-c-band-repack-reimbursement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/radio-stations-may-miss-out-on-c-band-repack-reimbursement\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio stations may miss out on C-Band repack reimbursement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Joshua Anderson Slate<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Paul Evans<\/a>, who shares his insight regarding the 5G band grab<\/a>. Paul writes:<\/p>\n

The ramifications of the FCC selling big chunks of spectrum with existing users in the name of 5G goes on:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Source: Radio World<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Radio World has learned it\u2019s possible that thousands of radio stations in the United States failed to register their C-Band earth station terminals with the FCC prior to its 2018 deadline and presumably will be ineligible for reimbursement funds set aside by the FCC to cover the cost of a C-Band repack.<\/p>\n

The alarm is being sounded by a person on the infrastructure side of the industry familiar with Chairman Ajit Pai\u2019s draft Report and Order to make the lower 280 megahertz of the C-Band (3.7\u20133.98 GHz) available for flexible use, including 5G, through a public auction.<\/p>\n

Radio and TV broadcasters utilize 3.7 to 4.2 GHz for satellite C-Band downlinks. However, the draft order released last week indicates incumbent satellite services are expected to be repacked from the 500 MHz to the upper 200 megahertz of the band (4.0\u20134.2 GHz).[…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Thanks for the tip, Paul. It looks like a lot of spectrum shuffling is happening in the name of 5G. It also appears US radio stations who failed to register their earth station terminals could be financing a C-band repack on their own.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, early on, I was hoping 5G would be the broadband answer for those of us living in rural\/remote areas. At least, this was how the service was touted back then. The more I read and look at the physics behind the technology<\/a>, I suspect coverage won’t even match that of existing 4G services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Evans, who shares his insight regarding the 5G band grab. Paul writes: The ramifications of the FCC selling big chunks of spectrum with existing users in the name of 5G goes on: (Source: Radio World) Radio World has learned it\u2019s possible that thousands of radio stations in the 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