Wi-Fi Advocates Urge FCC to Act Soon on Further Changes to 6 GHz Rules

Wireless Future Project director Michael Calabrese is quoted in a Communications Daily article about the Federal Communications Commission’s delayed approach to finalizing changes to 6 GHz rules, remarking that the FCC is likely taking the time to gather the necessary data to move ahead with completing the best possible rules.

Europe, Canada, Brazil and other major countries have followed the FCC’s lead on opening the band, but included “the VLP devices the FCC is still considering,” said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program at New America. “What’s critical now is that the commission complete rules that allow the very-low-power peripheral devices and the indoor power levels that allow consumers to fully benefit,” he said: “We believe commission staff is simply being careful to ensure they have all the data they need to move ahead on those two big remaining issues.”