The FCC is expected to almost immediately notify the NTIA of plan...
The FCC is expected to almost immediately notify the NTIA of plans to move forward with an advanced wireless services auction after the spectrum relocation bill (HR- 5419) is signed by President Bush, sources said. Once the notification goes…
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forward the govt. has 12 months to calculate costs and set a schedule for relocation and must notify the FCC 6 months before an actual auction. DoD has indicated it has already completed substantial work on calculating its costs. “I think FCC is ready to signal that they want to move this forward and are ready to proceed with an auction,” said one carrier source. “That’s good news for anyone who wants to see an auction.” T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson said in a statement that creation of the fund is “an important and very positive advance for the development of the wireless industry in the United States and the provision of expanded advanced wireless services to consumers across America.”