Package bidding, as proposed in the FCC’s Mobility Fund notice...
Package bidding, as proposed in the FCC’s Mobility Fund notice of proposed rulemaking, would be bad for smaller carriers, said Rural Cellular Association General Counsel Rebecca Thompson in a call with Wireless Bureau officials (http://xrl.us/bmc7kr). Package bidding “typically benefits the…
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larger carriers with nationwide footprints and resources to outbid another applicant for the sole purpose of blocking competition or off-setting contributions,” RCA said. “Use of reverse auctions to distribute USF funds, whether the FCC includes package bidding or not, perpetuates a monopoly at the expense of market-based competition, innovation, consumer choice, competitive prices and new technology.”