The FCC denied a request by CloudNine Wireless for a...
The FCC denied a request by CloudNine Wireless for a waiver of the first buildout requirement for its 843 multiple address system (MAS) licenses with an extension until Oct. 13, 2015. The Wireless Bureau order noted that the licenses “automatically…
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cancelled on October 13, 2010.” MAS is a radio service consisting of 3.2 megahertz of spectrum in the 900 MHz band licensed under Part 101 of the commission’s rules and allowing terrestrial point-to-point and point-to-multi-point fixed and limited mobile operations. The bureau said CloudNine hadn’t demonstrated it’s unable to meet its construction deadline “because of causes beyond its control” entitling the company to a waiver. “First, we reject CloudNine’s allegation that there is a lack of equipment suitable for MAS systems,” the order said (http://xrl.us/bm27on). “Second, we reject CloudNine’s allegation that it could not construct by its deadline because the marketplace for MAS services has not yet developed in the markets where CloudNine holds licenses. CloudNine has provided no evidence to support this claim. Third, we reject CloudNine’s claim that the effects of the global financial crisis on the equity markets prevented CloudNine from building out its system.” San Francisco-based CloudNine was the top bidder in the 2005 MAS auction, with gross bids of $2 million for 843 licenses. Efforts to reach CloudNine for comment on Monday were unsuccessful.