Open 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Using CBRS Rules, Electric Utilities Say

The Edison Electric Institute supported the FCC’s proposal to open the 3.45-3.55 GHz band for flexible-use wireless services but said the FCC should adopt rules patterned on those in the adjacent citizens broadband radio service band. “Electric companies are undergoing increased demand for communications networks primarily because they are undertaking a process of grid modernization, which entails the increased use of automation and remote monitoring and control,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 19-348.