"This isn't about national security or innovation; it's about a rent-seeker monopolizing access to a public resource.
[...]
NextNav’s proposal is a direct threat to innovation, public safety, and community empowerment. While FCC comments on the proposal have closed, replies remain open to the public until September 20th."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/nextnavs-callous-band-grab-privatize-900-mhz

FCC comments: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard?proceeding[name]=24-240

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NextNav’s Callous Land-Grab to Privatize 900 MHz

The 900 MHz band, a frequency range serving as a commons for all, is now at risk due to NextNav’s brazen attempt to privatize this shared resource.

^{Electronic Frontier Foundation}