Various companies and groups concerned about AWS spectrum sales from...
Various companies and groups concerned about AWS spectrum sales from SpectrumCo and Cox to Verizon Wireless supported the Communications Workers of America’s request that the FCC suspend its 180-day clock on its review of the transactions, to give opponents more…
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time to review materials submitted thus far. “As parties have argued in Petitions, Comments, and Reply Comments filed in this proceeding, the transactions under review have the potential to forever change the competitive landscape in the wireless, broadband, and video markets,” said a letter from the group (http://xrl.us/bm4yvt). “The Commission has taken significant steps toward making its process transparent by allowing authorized personnel to review and analyze the documentation that it has required from the Applicants. Now, considering the delays in receiving data and the technical challenges involved, the Commission should take the further step of giving reviewers the additional time that is necessary to study the documents and data and respond to the Commission with cogent analysis.” The Rural Cellular Association, the Rural Telecommunications Group, Sprint Nextel, DirecTV and FairPoint signed the letter, as did Free Press, the Media Access Project, the New America Foundation and Public Knowledge. CWA filed a letter at the FCC last week asking that the clock be stopped on the review of the deals (http://xrl.us/bm4yw6), which were announced in December.