SHLB Coalition Lobbies Pai on EBS
The FCC should preserve the educational broadcast service band and retain a preference for educational institutions and tribal nations for new EBS licenses, said the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition in meetings last week with Chairman Ajit Pai, aides…
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to the other four commissioners and the Wireless Bureau, recounted a filing posted Tuesday in docket 18-120. Letting such entities get the licenses would complement auctions in other bands, and public-private partnerships could allow them to pair with commercial providers to deploy rural service, SHLB said. The large commercial carriers that would likely win EBS licenses in an auction would be unlikely to deploy to rural areas, it said.