Commercial Wireless Div. of FCC’s Wireless Bureau turned down req...
Commercial Wireless Div. of FCC’s Wireless Bureau turned down request by Minn. PCS Ltd. for extension of time to meet construction requirements of its PCS license. Division notified rural Minn. carrier its license automatically cancelled Sept. 17. Carrier had…
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cited difficulties in siting tower due to local opposition as one reason build-out requirements weren’t met. But in order released Wed., Commercial Wireless Div. rejected that argument. Minn. PCS was required to provide service to at least 25% of population of its basic trading area or make showing of substantial service by Sept. 17, 2001. Carrier told FCC its level of coverage as of 5-year construction deadline reached only 9.9%. Minn. PCS asked for 12 more months to meet requirements. FCC said Minn. PCS had failed to show it missed construction deadline due to causes beyond its control. Because of local opposition to tower construction in its market, Minn. PCS said it had been challenged in antenna construction. FCC said carrier had “provided no evidence that its situation is unique or unusual compared to the difficulties experienced by most PCS carriers in constructing their networks.” Commission granted special temporary authority so that Minn. PCS’s current subscribers could be transitioned off that spectrum.