A group representing a wide range of regional carriers, rural car...
A group representing a wide range of regional carriers, rural carriers and state regulators gave the FCC their version of a plan for the Commission to divide up spectrum licenses for the upcoming 700 MHz auction. The auction proposal,…
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submitted as the Balanced Consensus Proposal, calls for 22 MHz of the 700 MHz spectrum to be set aside for small licenses, 20 MHz for midsized licenses and the remaining 18 MHz for large regional licenses. Signatories include Alltel, U.S. Cellular, Leap, MetroPCS and Dobson, as well as the Rural Telecom Group and NTCA. In a filing at the Commission, they called the proposal “a sound and balanced approach that will provide for a mix of licenses of varying sizes and geographic regions, which in turn will facilitate the competitive and rapid deployment of innovative wireless services in the 700 MHz bands.”.