Power companies, first responders and railroads are intensifying criticism of the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to allow Wi-Fi traffic on a swath of airwaves they currently use.
The groups reiterated their fears that the plan could disrupt “essential services, including emergency response and recovery, electricity, heat, water and transportation,” in a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
“At the very least, the Commission should consider working with one or more federal laboratories to ensure that the untested interference mitigation measures proposed in the rulemaking will work before unlicensed operations are allowed in the 6 GHz band,” the coalition, which includes ...
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