Dish Assails SpaceX 1.6/2.4 GHz Direct-to-Handset Plans

February 21, 2023 |Satellite

SpaceX's request to use the 1.6/2.4 GHz band for direct-to-device service (see 2302080001) is a "lawless, pirate application," Dish Network told the FCC International Bureau Friday, largely repeating its comments made last year on SpaceX's since-dropped request to use the 2 GHz band to add mobile satellite service (see 2302070069).