Northpoint is denying reports FCC is close to ordering auction fo...
Northpoint is denying reports FCC is close to ordering auction for satellite spectrum that start-up terrestrial company wants to use for proposed broadband service. Sources believe Commission is “close, but still weeks away” from making final decision, but is…
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leaning heavily toward making Northpoint and other terrestrial companies bid for spectrum. Northpoint CEO Sophia Collier told us her company wouldn’t participate in spectrum auction and would “seek remedies in court” if FCC ordered auction. However, she said “it’s premature to speculate” on FCC decision. With EchoStar acquisition of Hughes before it, Commission is working diligently to “create a new cable competitor as soon as possible,” Collier said: “Things have changed dramatically because of the merger.”