FCC Provides Added Clarity on Mobility Fund II Tests
The FCC provided clarification Wednesday on requirements for handsets used to test whether an area already has 4G LTE service or should qualify for Mobility Fund II support. The FCC said it will require that the handsets used are “officially…
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supported by the latest versions of industry-standard drive test software” and “engineering-capable and able to be unlocked and put into diagnostic mode to interface with drive test software.” The FCC is also requiring that all tests be run using three devices, at least one of which uses the Android operating system. The agency said some commenters asked it to limit the cost of approved handsets to cut the costs of testing. “Handset acquisition costs are likely to be relatively small when compared to the total cost of testing and submitting challenges,” the commission said. “The record lacks evidence that handset acquisition costs will reduce challenger participation.” Test results are due Jan. 4. The FCC also adopted procedures for challengers to request access to Universal Service Administrative Co. challenge process portal. The order was by the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and Wireless and Wireline bureaus.