Pai Signs Canadian Cross-Border Spectrum Agreement

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai signed an agreement Friday to implement coordination of cross-border spectrum use between the U.S. and Canada, said a news release. The “Transitional Arrangement” with Canadian industry agency Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) concerns “provisional application” of an agreement signed by the two countries last week. “This agreement will improve our nations’ effectiveness in eliminating harmful interference along our shared border," said Pai. “The agreements will enable the FCC, NTIA, and ISED to continue to facilitate rapid deployment of radio communications systems while minimizing harmful interference,” the release said. The latest agreement supersedes previous ones, including the “Above 30 MHz Agreement,” which was last updated in 1962.