U.S. Chamber Offers FCC Advice on Alternatives to GPS
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce appeared to oppose NextNav’s proposal to use the lower 900 MHz band to provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) as a GPS alternative. The commission “should focus on solutions that have been established [to] not adversely impact existing spectrum users,” the chamber said in comments posted Monday in docket 25-110. It cited concerns raised by the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association (see 2504290042).
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The chamber encouraged policymakers to seek “a technological-neutral approach to PNT resiliency and pursue a constellation of PNT solutions, which should include both space-based and terrestrial PNT.” The FCC should also “prioritize solutions that are tested for reliability or are in the process of being tested.”