Re: FCC grants WISPs temporary 5.9 GHz spectrum access

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

The big announcement is the 6ghz space opening up. This will be big for people doing p2p links. 

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> On Apr 1, 2020, at 8:42 PM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
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> I missed this announcement last week.
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> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-grants-wisps-temporary-59-ghz-spectrum-access-rural-broadband
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> The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today granted temporary spectrum access to 33 wireless Internet service 
> providers serving 330
> counties in 29 states to help them serve rural communities facing an increase in broadband needs during the COVID-19 
> pandemic. The Special Temporary Authority (STA) granted today allows these companies to use the lower 45 megahertz of 
> spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band for 60 days.