C-Band Customers Would Keep Midband Service Under CBA Plan, Group Says

Every current C-band customer would continue to get service via the band under the C-Band Alliance midband clearing plan, CBA said in an FCC docket 18-122 posting Thursday. It said clearing more than 200 MHz would mean denying C-band service to some current customers. CBA's "grooming plan" shows how SES and Intelsat would provide that service, including using a new satellite at 135 degrees west. Wednesday, CBA disputed Section 309(j)(1) of the Communications Act mandates competitive bidding and argued Section 309(j)(6)(E) gives the agency wide latitude for alternative approaches.