CTIA, NTCA and the Rural Wireless Association are...
CTIA, NTCA and the Rural Wireless Association are pressing the FCC to move forward on a long-standing proposal to convert the licensing model for the cellular band from a site-based to a geographic-based model. “We have had constructive discussions with…
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FCC staff in developing our proposal and now urge the Commission to promptly issue an Order adopting and codifying the Joint Proposal,” the groups said in an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1hUCUC5). “The Joint Proposal will simplify Cellular licensing while balancing incumbent and new entrant rights.” The three groups reported on a meeting with Wireless Bureau staff to discuss the plan. AT&T, US Cellular and Verizon also were represented at the meeting. “The public interest benefits of the Joint Proposal are clear, and the Commission should promptly issue an Order rejecting the overlay auction approach and adopting cellular licensing rules consistent with the Joint Proposal,” the groups said. They noted that CTIA submitted the “core elements” of the proposal submitted to the FCC in September 2010 and the commission sought specific comment on the proposal in a 2012 NPRM (http://bit.ly/1fay8OG).