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Do they have any explanation as to why they somehow _require_ 15 continuous MHz of bandwidth in order to provide basic PNT services? This is exceptionally disruptive for technical reasons that are not clearly enumerated in this notice.


Because they want a nationwide bandwidth block that they can hoard. They don't need 15Mhz for PNT.

This is so they can offer nationwide machine to machine long distance communication. Commercial meshtastic. They spectrum would be entirely theirs across the whole country, and could be used for any purpose. The extra anticompetitive move is that it would kick out and constraint free users of this bandwidth at the same time offering paid services in the same band. Corporate enshitification of the commons.


Less about PNT, more about using it for LTE or 5G, as 15MHz is a standard bandwidth used there.




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