An independent testing firm, the Mitre Corporation, said that a land-based communications system proposed by Northpoint Broadwave USA and other companies poses a significant interference threat to satellite television signals. The study was authorized in a budget bill last year.
People pay good money for a clear satellite signal.
If they wanted snow, they could go back to rabbit ears. Satellite providers warn that the service could interfere with their existing signals, a threat recognized in the study. I am all for choice in telecommunications services. The FCC has said its final rulemaking would start after the technical study was completed.