OPASTCO wrote to Sen. Hollings (D-S.C.) Mon. asking Senate Commer...
OPASTCO wrote to Sen. Hollings (D-S.C.) Mon. asking Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee to address rural spectrum access in June 11 hearing on spectrum management. Letter said merits of proposed Rural Electromagnetic Spectrum Access Act of 2002 (S-2075) should be…
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addressed during hearing. It asked subcommittee to consider amendments that OPASTCO recommended in May 13 letter to bill sponsor Sen. Baucus (D-Mont.) OPASTCO said it supported bill’s goal of promoting small company access to spectrum, but said it should be amended for both substantive and technical changes. OPASTCO recommended that bill: (1) Require FCC to designate any area not served by licensee at end of first half of license period as unserved and made available for filing using a process similar to 2-phase process used by FCC for cellular unserved areas. (2) Require FCC to adopt methods that would prevent large carriers from owning more than 25% of auction participant that was small business, rural telephone company or minority or woman-owned business.