The FCC will stick with proposed minimum bids for an air-to-groun...
The FCC will stick with proposed minimum bids for an air-to-ground auction starting May 10 (CD Jan 12 p2). The Wireless Bureau set a reserve price of $5 million for the entire band. Since the FCC is allowing for…
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many possibilities -- licensees could share the spectrum through overlapping licenses, or a single license holder could buy it all -- it set other minimums. Bids for 3 MHz licenses, with 2 MHz shared, must be at least $1.5 million each. An exclusive bid for the 3 MHz license must be at least $2.8 million. Winners of ATG licenses will be able to offer high- speed wireless Internet service on commercial airline flights.