Public Knowledge and the New America Foundation (“PK and NAF”) support both consumer choice and the responsible use of mobile wireless signal boosters. PK and NAF agree with the Commission that if properly designed and certified, mobile signal boosters have the potential to greatly benefit the public while automatically providing sufficient protection against harmful interference. PK and NAF agree with the Commission’s proposal that mobile signal boosters should be classified as Section 307(e) devices and authorized without an individual license for use on any or all networks. Classifying these devices under section 307(e) would “provide the most beneficial approach for enabling operation of signal boosters,”1 by increasing the availability and utility of boosters to the public, promoting competition in both the booster and wireless service provider markets, and making the most efficient use of the booster technology.

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