CTIA Urges Quick AWS-3 Auction Without Tribal Window
CTIA representatives urged the FCC to move quickly to launch the AWS-3 reauction during a meeting with staff from the Office of Economics and Analytics and the Wireless Bureau. They “discussed the strong consensus in the record supporting the use of the Clock-1 auction format and reiterated that changes to geographic licensing are outside the scope of the authority delegated by the Commission to OEA and [the Wireless Bureau] for purposes of the Auction 113 Public Notice,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 25-70.
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“Expeditiously finalizing auction rules and procedures to enable providers to gain access to this key spectrum will allow the wireless industry to add capacity and enhance their wireless networks and customers’ experience,” the filing said. CTIA also said calls for “routine” tribal licensing windows in commercial wireless auctions “are legally flawed and should be dismissed.” Representatives from Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T joined CTIA at the meeting.