DSA Says FCC Shouldn't Change CBRS Rules

The FCC should stick with rules as they are for the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband radio service band, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance President Kalpak Gude told an aide to Chairman Ajit Pai. DSA said it opposes both longer license terms and bigger geographic licenses for priority access licenses (PALs) that are the licensed component of the band. In October, commissioners agreed to seek comment on revising the rules (see 1710240050). “The current three-year terms are better connected to return on investment than the ten-year terms as mentioned in the NPRM, and that renewability is counterproductive to the goals the Commission has articulated for the band,” DSA said in docket 17-258. “Both changes would create a need for more regulatory oversight in terms of build-out requirements and enforcement. Shorter terms with no right of renewal will allow for a much more market driven structure.”