700 MHz Recycling Rules Effective April 7
Rules for relicensing 700 MHz spectrum blocks in unserved areas, released by the FCC Wireless Bureau in February, take effect April 7, with publication of the order set for Friday's Federal Register. “For certain spectrum blocks in the 700 MHz…
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band, licensees that fail to meet the Commission’s construction benchmarks keep the areas of the license that they serve, and the remaining unserved areas are returned to the Commission’s inventory for relicensing,” the FCC said. “This approach provides other parties with opportunities to acquire spectrum that is not adequately built out and to serve communities that might otherwise not receive service.”