XM Chmn. Gary Parsons slammed WCS operators Thurs. during a call ...

XM Chmn. Gary Parsons slammed WCS operators Thurs. during a call with analysts, suggesting they may be warehousing spectrum. XM and Sirius, which operate repeaters in the 2.3 GHz band, have long been in conflict with WCS operators, their spectral neighbors. “There have been noises about the repeater network from the WCS parties for over a decade,” Parsons said: “It’s been a long standing area where we've went ahead and built out our network and put it into commercial operation and virtually a decade after receiving their licenses there really are no operating commercial networks on that front… Some people would say that’s warehousing spectrum, looking for better opportunities, we'll see.” Parson said XM remains convinced its repeaters don’t pose an interference threat to WCS. “The network that we've built is significantly smaller and significantly less powerful than the network that had been authorized by the FCC.”