Communications Daily is a Warren News publication.

CTIA said in an ex parte filing at the FCC the Commission should ...

CTIA said in an ex parte filing at the FCC the Commission should change the rules for Auction 58 scheduled for Jan. to move away from the designated entity set-aside since that spectrum is within the small amount that…

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!

will likely be made available to carriers soon. The ex parte noted that spectrum scheduled to go for advanced wireless services is “unlikely to be fully cleared or available for auction in the next few years.” Meanwhile, “substantial time” will be required to implement the transition to a new bandplan to open up 2.5 GHz spectrum. And 700 MHz spectrum bands “remain heavily encumbered by incumbent broadcast operations; FCC is unlikely to conduct another auction.”