WISPA Asks FCC to Revise OTARD Rule, Citing Importance of Fixed Devices

Wireless ISP Association representatives asked an aide to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to address rules for over-the-air reception devices (OTARD), as proposed in an NPRM last year (see 1906050014). WISPA cited “the importance of updating the OTARD rule to apply to all fixed wireless transmitters and receivers, regardless of whether the equipment is used for reception, transmission, or both, so long as the equipment meets the existing size restrictions for customer-end equipment,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 19-71.