The FCC Wireless Bureau announced an additional delay in the mult...

further notice of proposed rulemaking, a spokeswoman confirmed: (1) The duration of the build-out requirement for MVDDS. (2) Whether the use of designated market areas (DMAs) or component economic areas (CEAs) was better for defining the geographic service areas (GSAs). The auction, originally scheduled for Feb. 12, has been rescheduled twice -- for Aug. 6 and June 25. Northpoint Vp Toni Cook-Bush said the latest delay made sense because “you can’t have an auction until you know what the license areas are. We're a big supporter of using DMAs, so we're so happy to know the Commission will be making this decision.” Northpoint has lobbied Congress heavily on providing MVDDS exclusively and a bill was introduced recently proposing a licensing process for the spectrum instead of an auction. It was unclear how the auction delay would affect the legislation (S-564), introduced by Sen. Landrieu (D-La.). An industry official said the delay might give Northpoint additional lobbying time, but it might not gain enough momentum to overturn the FCC’s decision. Satellite Bcstg, & Communications Assn. (SBCA) Pres. Andrew Wright said the decision didn’t change the organization’s position, “which is that terrestrial sharing of the DBS band should not be permitted because of harmful interference.”