AEM Hosts Industry Briefing on GPS-Interference Issue.
Press Release Summary:
AEM-hosted briefing of industry groups and DC-based member companies addressed FCC interim decision on bandwidth adjacent to GPS spectrum. Over objections of industry groups and federal agencies, FCC granted waiver for new company to build new broadband network. Those that objected felt new spectrum network would run too close to GPS spectrum and could cause significant interference. GPS providers believe this issue needs to be studied objectively and extensively.
Original Press Release:
AEM Hosts Industry Briefing on GPS-Interference Issue
You may have heard about the regulatory developments that could possibly hurt GPS use in the United States.
AEM recently hosted a briefing of industry groups and DC-based member companies regarding a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) interim decision on the bandwidth adjacent to the GPS spectrum. The FCC granted a waiver for a new company to build a new broadband network over the objections of industry groups and federal agencies. The groups feel the new spectrum network runs too close to the GPS spectrum and could cause significant interference. A major concern is the new company itself was put in charge of the process and given only a few months to evaluate the interference issue.
GPS providers believe this issue needs to be studied objectively and much more extensively than this time will allow. AEM has joined a coalition of concerned associations and business to ensure that GPS users concerns are heard by the FCC. For additional background on the issue, please see the White Paper entitled The Coalition to Save Our GPS, GPS Threatened With Widespread Interference.
Rich Jefferson (rjefferson@aem.org; direct 414-274-0655 or 414-272-0943)
