US Cellular filed a petition Tuesday asking the...
US Cellular filed a petition Tuesday asking the FCC to issue a declaratory ruling that unclaimed Mobility Fund Phase I support should go to next-in-line bidders. The FCC should also say the Wireless Bureau can take this step “on an…
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expedited basis” acting on delegated authority, said the carrier. “More than a year after completion of Auction 901, more than $68 million of the $300 million originally made available for funding mobile broadband investments in unserved areas remains unclaimed due to winning bidders defaulting on their bids,” US Cellular said. “These defaulted amounts can and should be awarded to the next-in-line bidders who remain ready, willing, and able, to meet the goals of the program and expand the reach of mobile broadband into areas that remain un-served and which were eligible for funding under the rules of Auction 901.” The auction was Sept. 27, 2012. Thirty-three winning bidders were awarded just under $300 million total (http://fcc.us/1hWi19B).