NTIA Backs Wireless Industry Use of 13 GHz Band

NTIA supports the FCC’s proposal for expansion of nonfederal use of the 13 GHz band, provided there are protections for in-band and adjacent federal operations, said a filing last week in docket 22-352. NTIA responded on behalf of NASA and the National Science Foundation. To ensure “in-band compatibility” with NASA’s Deep Space Network receiving ground station at Goldstone, California, and NSF-operated radioastronomy (RA) observatories, “NTIA and the Commission should develop a coordination process that would protect these important scientific endeavors while still permitting more intensive use of the band,” NTIA said. “Because the RA observatories are located in remote areas, successful coordination should be possible,” NTIA said. The FCC launched a notice of inquiry on the future of the 13 GHz band two years ago (see 2210270046).