For Immediate Release 

October 29, 2025

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In case you missed it – Richard Bernhardt, Vice President of Spectrum & Industry at WISPA, recently spoke with Catherine Sbeglia Nin of RCR Wireless about the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band and what’s at stake should the FCC move forward with changes to “one of the most compelling, flexible spectrum tools in U.S. telecom.” CBRS, and its low-power sharing model, is an American success story and essential to maintaining the nation’s innovation edge while providing connectivity options for rural America.  

“You have what was deemed an experimental band that has long since come away from being an experimental band that’s transitioned into an actively shared resource for very, very expansive amounts of uses,” said Richard Bernhardt, vice president of Spectrum and Industry at WISPA—a Spectrum for the Future member organization. “Get rid of the uncertainties. If not, the government will lose its edge on sharing … and the trust of the commercial industry.”

Read the full article at RCR Wireless.

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CBRS And The Uncertain Future Of Spectrum Sharing

RCR Wireless

Catherine Sbeglia Nin, Managing Editor for RCR Wireless

October 28, 2025

In sum – what to know:

Policy ambiguity – CBRS sits in regulatory limbo between federal and commercial oversight.

Rural risk – Weakening the CBRS framework would hit small and mid-sized ISPs hardest. Bernhardt called the potential impact “massive.”

Shared-spectrum leadership – Dismantling CBRS would erode U.S. leadership in cooperative spectrum use.

The shared-spectrum model that once looked like the blueprint for wireless innovation is now at a critical juncture. For more than a decade, the 3.5 GHz CBRS band has served as a proving ground for rural broadband providers, private networks, and neutral-host operators alike. But as our recent coverage shows — including James Blackman’s deep dive on the topic — that promise is under threat.

Read the rest of the article at RCR Wireless.