AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile ask FCC to cut 290 MHz from satellite plan

The three US carriers want the FCC to remove the 2.5 GHz and 3.45 GHz bands (290 MHz of 482 MHz) from a direct-to-device satellite proposal a day before the October 29 vote. SpaceX is asking the agency to add the 902–928 MHz band instead.

• FCC votes October 29 on expanding D2D spectrum from 5 to 13 bands
• Carriers say satellite use of 2.5 GHz could cut uplink speeds by 88–99%
• SpaceX asks FCC to add 902–928 MHz and modernize interference rules
• FCC approved Amazon's $11.6 billion Globalstar acquisition