CERCI, PSSA Challenge FCC’s 4.9 GHz Order
The agency moved in October to allow AT&T's FirstNet to access the band.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2024 – Opponents of the Federal Communications Commission’s October order allowing AT&T’s FirstNet to access the 4.9 GigaHertz band had promised to take the agency to court. They’ve now sued to block the plan.
The Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure, a group backed by Verizon, T-Mobile, utilities, and some public safety groups, filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Nov. 27 seeking to vacate the order.
CERCI had argued against the move at the agency level, saying it would amount to a giveaway to AT&T, which can use dormant FirstNet spectrum as part of its contract. The group commissioned a study that found the airwaves could be worth up to $14 billion.
