2.5 GHz Auction Replies Pushed to May 27
The FCC Office of Economics and Analytics extended by 10 days until May 27 the replies deadline on 2.5 GHz auction procedures (see 2105040077). “Commenters have raised complex issues regarding the list of potential licenses to be auctioned, which may…
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require careful analysis by some,” said Monday's notice in docket 20-429: “In light of the relatively brief 10-day extension requested and noting that an auction start date has not been announced, granting the requested extension" won't "disrupt auction preparations and will provide an opportunity to bolster the record.” Educational broadband service licensees said a list of some 8,300 county/spectrum block combinations shown as available as part of an auction is flawed. “These errors could result in the auctioning of overlay licenses in counties where no unassigned … spectrum exists,” said the Catholic Bishop of Chicago in a Monday posting in docket 20-429. DuPage County's diocese uses a spectrum block on the list, the filing said. Los Angeles' Catholic Archdiocese said Orange County is incorrectly listed, though it’s “fully encumbered by existing EBS licensees, including the archdiocese.” Detroit's Archdiocese said the list is mistaken in areas it serves in Monroe and Wayne counties. The University of Colorado and Stanford University also cited errors. T-Mobile says at least 273 licenses shouldn't be available because they’re encumbered by EBS licensees.