The FCC should tighten rather than loosen restrictions...
The FCC should tighten rather than loosen restrictions on AT&T and Verizon bidding in the incentive auction, the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition said in a filing at the commission, posted by the FCC Friday. “In light of the dramatic expansion…
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of the spectrum screen contemplated by the Commission in the Mobile Spectrum Holdings proceeding, further opening the door to future acquisitions and consolidation by AT&T and Verizon, the current proposal to hold approximately 30 MHz (depending on the amount of spectrum that is reclaimed) in reserve for non-dominant carriers constitutes the bare minimum needed to promote competition,” the group said (http://bit.ly/1sv0HPb). AT&T and Verizon have “launched an all-out attack on even this modest proposal to ensure that competitive carriers have a chance to obtain low-band spectrum,” PISC said, but “have raised no new arguments."