CTIA-Backed Report Urges 'Simple, Flexible-Use' Licensing of 3.5 GHz

Rysavy Research's report paid for by CTIA urges the 3.45-3.55 GHz band be made available using a “simple, flexible-use licensing model based on full-power operation and wider license areas.” Being filed at the FCC Tuesday, it said using a citizens broadband radio service sharing model would place the U.S. “at a global competitive disadvantage.” The band is “a critical near-term opportunity to make a significant swath of midband spectrum available for next-generation wireless use, and it is vital to ensure that wireless users have full access to as much of this spectrum as possible,” CTIA said.