This week U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid out a plan to reallocate 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications and for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. The FCC will vote on the notice of proposed rulemaking at its Dec. 12 meeting.
A favorable vote in December–which is very likely given support for the change among a majority of FCC commissioners, would also initiate a public comment period with a particular emphasis on potentially reserving 10 megahertz of the 75 megahertz for Dedicated Short-Range (DSRC).
