The FCC should make AWS-4 spectrum available for commercial use...
The FCC should make AWS-4 spectrum available for commercial use and also reaffirm that licensees must reimburse Sprint Nextel for clearing the H and J blocks of Broadcast Auxiliary Service licensees, Sprint representatives said in a meeting with FCC officials.…
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“Based on ... final audited numbers, and after excluding certain amounts not subject to reimbursement, Sprint is entitled to be reimbursed $94,875,516.00 by the beneficiaries of each of the H and lower J Blocks,” the carrier said (http://xrl.us/bngeme). “Sprint recommended that prospective licensees and beneficiaries of the cleared spectrum should be required prior to the issuance of the license to fully reimburse Sprint the amount due. Sprint would support various potential mechanisms for payment, provided that the amount to be reimbursed is accepted by the Commission, notice of the amount due is provided by the Commission in advance to auction participants, and all such amounts are paid in full prior to the issuance of licenses."