National Telephone Co-op Assn.’s (NTCA) survey on spectrum proble...
National Telephone Co-op Assn.’s (NTCA) survey on spectrum problems in rural areas (CD Oct 31 p6) indicates need to reform auction process, Rural Telecom Group (RTG) said. “The Commission needs to create smaller geographic license areas and mandate that…
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carriers actually serve areas that they purchase in a timely manner,” RTG said. “It speaks volumes when 77% of surveyed companies do not plan to participate in upcoming auctions,” it said. Rural telcos’ “reticence to compete for spectrum has nothing to do with the demand for wireless services in these communities or the companies’ willingness to make infrastructure investments,” group said: “It has everything to do with an auction process that favors regional and national bidders at the expense of service to rural communities.”