ACA Mid-Band NOI Comments 171002.Pdf
Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum ) GN Docket No. 17-183 Between 3.7 and 24 GHz ) ) COMMENTS OF THE AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION Matthew M. Polka Pantelis Michalopoulos President and Chief Executive Officer Georgios Leris American Cable Association Steptoe & Johnson LLP Seven Parkway Center 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 755 Washington, D.C. 20036 Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (202) 429-3000 (412) 922-8300 Counsel for American Cable Association Ross J. Lieberman Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Mary Lovejoy Vice President of Regulatory Affairs American Cable Association 2415 39th Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 (202) 494-5661 October 2, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ............................................................................. 1 II. THE BAND IS NOT UNDERUTILIZED BY THE SATELLITE SERVICE, AND LOSS OF PRIMARY PROTECTION WOULD BE EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO THE VIDEO PROGRAMMING INDUSTRY ............................... 4 A. The Spectrum Is Heavily Used, and Becoming Progressively Scarcer ................. 4 B. Spectrum Scarcity Is Exacerbated by the Scarcity of Orbital Locations ........... 11 C. The C-Band Satellite Traffic Must Be Protected Across the Country ............... 14 D. Alternatives Are Nonexistent, Infeasible or Inefficient........................................ 16 III. RESTRICTING SATELLITE SERVICES IN THE BAND WOULD BE ANTI-COMPETITIVE ..................................................................................................
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