Perhaps I'm being cynical, but thank [deity of choice] that the cell carriers want it made available for this purpose.
Reference: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-363451A1.pdf "...And it would help advance even further our leadership in next generation wireless technologies, including 5G.” says Ajit Pai. On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 7:57 PM Jared Mauch <ja...@puck.nether.net> wrote: > The big announcement is the 6ghz space opening up. This will be big for > people doing p2p links. > > Sent from my iCar > > > On Apr 1, 2020, at 8:42 PM, Sean Donelan <s...@donelan.com> wrote: > > > > > > I missed this announcement last week. > > > > > > > https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-grants-wisps-temporary-59-ghz-spectrum-access-rural-broadband > > > > 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. >
