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NextNav’s Frequency Grab: A Corporate Threat to Open Communication
NextNav’s proposed privatization of the 900 MHz band threatens millions of consumer devices and grassroots innovation in favor of corporate gain. The FCC must reject this land-grab and protect the open spectrum as a commons.
Hot Take:
NextNav’s audacious bid to hog the 900 MHz band is the corporate equivalent of a toddler claiming the entire sandbox and charging other kids rent. Let’s hope the FCC brings the timeout chair.
Key Points:
- NextNav is attempting to privatize the 900 MHz band, a frequency range currently used by various amateur and consumer devices.
- This proposal aims to give NextNav exclusive rights to a significant portion of this spectrum, potentially disrupting existing users.
- NextNav claims the spectrum would support a Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) network, but there’s little commercial demand or clear advantage over existing GPS.
- The proposal threatens grassroots innovations, like decentralized communication tools and IoT devices, by monopolizing a public resource.
- The EFF and others are urging the FCC to reject NextNav’s proposal to protect the open spectrum commons.
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