FiberTower asked the FCC to overturn a November Wireless Bureau...
FiberTower asked the FCC to overturn a November Wireless Bureau order saying the company had not met the substantial service requirements for 94 of its 24 GHz Digital Electronic Message Service licenses and 595 of its 39 GHz licenses, and…
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that these licenses automatically terminated June 1. Last week, FiberTower asked the bureau for an emergency stay of the order (CD Dec 6 p 18). “The Wireless Bureau erred as a matter of law and policy in denying FiberTower’s request for a brief extension of time or waiver of the Commission’s 24 and 39 GHz substantial service rules,” FiberTower said. “The Bureau’s unfortunate and perplexing decision has forced FiberTower … to commence the wind-down and liquidation of its business and discontinue service to the nation’s largest wireless operators, several local public safety agencies and a large number of critically important federal agencies. It has caused significant disruption throughout the wireless ecosystem, forcing FiberTower, its customers and spectrum lessees to scramble frenetically to find viable alternatives.” FiberTower, which filed for bankruptcy, has already announced plans to discontinue service by April 30.