NPR Warns Terrestrial Use of C-Band Could Disrupt Radio Broadcasts

NPR's public radio satellite system (PRSS) downlinks are low-powered, meaning "virtual certainty" that any terrestrial use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band would create interference that disrupts public radio broadcasts, executives told aides to FCC Commissioners Mike O'Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel, recounted a docket 17-183 ex parte filing posted Wednesday. The public radio programmer said that for FY 2018, Congress approved the first of a multiyear financial contribution that will total more than $50 million to update PRSS over the next decade.