FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated separate orders on auctioning the...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated separate orders on auctioning the H block and allowing AWS-4 spectrum to be used for a terrestrial service with Dish Network as the likely licensee, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. Genachowski shared proposals with his…
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colleagues “that will unleash up to 50 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband, including LTE,” the FCC spokesman said. Genachowski circulated an order to enable terrestrial use for AWS-4 spectrum which “moves forward with implementation of Congressional direction to auction the H block, slated for 2013,” the spokesman said. The H-block auction “will yield the first significant auction revenues for FirstNet and deficit reduction,” he said. If approved, the items will promote competition, investment and innovation, and advance FCC efforts to unleash spectrum for mobile broadband “to help meet skyrocketing consumer demand, while unlocking billions of dollars of value to the public,” the representative said.