FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2025
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Proponents of dynamic spectrum sharing gathered last week at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) TechExpo25 to spotlight the success of spectrum sharing frameworks, like Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), and reinforce for industry and government leaders why changes to the band would harm current users and undermine American ingenuity.
Power changes were among the issues top-of-mind for pro-sharing advocates, who in recent months have pushed back against efforts by the big wireless carriers to increase power levels in the band. CBRS, which was specifically created with a lower-power framework to enable accessible, local connectivity, has been an unmitigated success because it has empowered many diverse users to meet their unique needs by building their own wireless networks rather than relying on fixed options from The Big Three carriers.
Simply put, raising CBRS power levels would limit consumer choice, harm innovation, and strand billions of dollars in investments. As the FCC considers new rules for the innovation band, we urge them to reject calls to raise power levels, which would fundamentally alter the nature of the spectrum.
“[Higher power] would be devastating. Private 5G for us has become almost indisposable in terms of an enterprise use case. We don’t want to go back to cables on the floor, and we don’t want to go back to dropping Wi-Fi routers from the ceiling. We like Wi-Fi, we like Wi-Fi in carpeted areas, but not for manufacturing facilities.”
Mark N. Lewellen, Spectrum Manager, John Deere, September 29, 2025
“If there were providers that came in with higher power levels, the co-channel interference that you would start seeing in these very dense areas would really wipe out the smaller players. The larger players would survive, but the school districts would not be able to survive with their low power network in the face of high power.”
Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, September 29, 2025
“There are people advocating for CBRS higher power, for one thing. One of the contentions I would make is that’s gonna make much less efficient use of the spectrum because we won’t be able to deploy nearly as densely as we have.”
Dave Wright, Policy Director, Spectrum for the Future, September 29, 2025
“In making its future spectrum designations, we urge the FCC to standby its previous spectrum decisions, commitments and allocations, and avoid disruption to existing uses of spectrum. In particular, the FCC should ensure that existing operations in the 3.55-3.70 GHz band, commonly known as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), and in the 6 GHz band for unlicensed uses, can continue operating without disruption. Providing protection for existing uses, including General Authorized Access (GAA) and Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in CBRS, and unlicensed use in the 6GHz band is critically important to provide rural broadband access, next generation Wi-Fi, and support small businesses.”
10 U.S. Senators, led by Steve Daines (R-MT), United States Senate, September 10, 2025
“…CBRS has shown the success and promise of dynamic spectrum sharing, as CBRS networks proliferate throughout the country across a wide array of industries in harmony with existing uses. Americans and businesses alike rely on the services and devices that utilize these bands. Accordingly, the FCC should make every effort to avoid disrupting or displacing these commercial services as it takes the necessary steps to allocate more commercial spectrum.”
17 U.S. Representatives, led by Richard Hudson (R-NC), United States House of Representatives, August 25, 2025