Dish Pushes FCC to Open Satellite Airwaves for 5G Deployment

Dish Network Corp. is urging the Federal Communications Commission to open some satellite airwaves to 5G services.

Dish representatives met with FCC officials Sept. 8 to argue that it’s possible for broadband providers to share airwaves in the 12 GHz spectrum band without an auction, according to an agency filing.

The FCC in January began soliciting comments on whether it could add new terrestrial phone service allocations to the 12 GHz band without harming the incumbent licensees, and if doing so would promote or hurt the delivery of 5G services.

In its Sept. 8 meetings, Dish officials made arguments ...