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Carriers will need at least two years to build out...

Carriers will need at least two years to build out their lower 700 MHz A- and B-block licenses after the FCC concludes its interoperability proceeding, the Competitive Carriers Association told FCC Wireless Bureau officials on Thursday, an ex parte filing…

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said (http://bit.ly/X5nxvt). CCA asked that responses to its members’ requests for waivers and extensions give at least that much time. CCA and the commission also discussed timing for when a decision on the requests may be issued. According to CCA, “the Commission acknowledged that carriers need to promptly make business decisions related to their licenses, including whether or not to purchase equipment to execute build-outs independent of an interoperable Lower 700 MHz band or their long-standing business models."