FCC-Proposed 5G Fund Options Are Bad, CCA Warns
FCC-proposed options for a draft 5G Fund auction are bad, said the Competitive Carriers Association. Commissioners vote April 23 on an NPRM (see 2004020066). Basing an auction on bad data “would be unlawful and would risk squandering billions of dollars…
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of taxpayer funds,” CCA said: Delaying an auction until at least 2023 “would unnecessarily delay what should be an urgent priority of closing the digital divide.” More funding is critical, the group said. “As the country comes together to face the largest public health crisis of our lifetime, it is now painfully clear that there are many areas of the country where more work needs to be done to provide and extend Internet connectivity,” CCA said. It filed Monday in docket 20-32 on calls with aides to commissioners and other staff.