I noticed that there is a beta version of this app and signed up here at ask if web uploading is limited to the beta? Someone on the /r/CellMapper sub reddit posted about the map and I'd like to make contributions.
There is legitimate concern here in that allowing out-of band emissions will definitely hamper network performance, not just for Verizon and AT&T, but also for T-Mobile in areas where they use the PCS C-block. However it's worth noting that both Verizon and AT&T are not only contracting AST Spacemobile for their SCS services but they're also investors in AST Spacemobile so it's in their benefit to attempt to delay the launch of T-Mobile's SCS launch. T-Mobile was set to launch this commercially sometime this fall whereas AST Spacemobile wouldn't be ready until next year. Remember it was less than a year ago that AT&T filed a petition to stop T-Mobile from receiving the spectrum they won in Auction 108 to try to stop them widening their lead in 5G speeds and coverage in rural areas.
I think that the truth with this issue is somewhere in the middle and that we'll see the FCC increase the out-of-band emissions limit but not to the extent that SpaceX is requesting and it'll benefit everyone in the process.
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