Wireless Bureau Approves GeoLinks' LMDS Plan
The FCC Wireless Bureau on Tuesday approved an order it proposed in December granting a request from GeoLinks that it surrender some local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) licenses in return for others from the commission’s inventory (see 2412120057). GeoLinks proposed using federal funding to serve some 47,000 locations across Arizona, California and Nevada that now lack high-speed broadband access. The bureau sought comment on the request last year (see 2405170028).
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“We find that the proposed modifications will promote the public interest, convenience, and necessity by providing GeoLinks with access to more contiguous spectrum, allowing it to improve network performance and lower equipment and deployment costs, which in turn benefits rural consumers who will be able to access robust and affordable broadband service more quickly,” said an order in docket 24-150.