The FCC Wireless Bureau wants comment on a Ronan Telephone reques...
The FCC Wireless Bureau wants comment on a Ronan Telephone request for 3 more years to satisfy a tribal lands bidding credit construction requirement for service it plans to offer the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. In 2004, Ronan received a…
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license for the lower 700 MHz C block -- UHF Channels 54 and 59 - covering a rural service area in Mont. Because of its commitment to be serving 75% of the Blackfeet reservation population by Jan. 29, Ronan got a $182,000 credit, 50% of its gross bid. But Ronan told the FCC that due to the proximity of a high-power, co-channel TV transmitter for channel 54 it cannot use any of the available high-altitude transmitter sites that would enable it to meet its mandate. So Ronan has been offering service via low- altitude transmitters. To date, it’s reaching only 50% of reservation residents. Comments are due Jan. 12, replies Jan. 17.