The incentive auction the FCC plans will be...
The incentive auction the FCC plans will be critical for funding the billions of dollars required by FirstNet, said North American Number Association CEO Brian Fontes in a Wednesday op-ed for The Hill (http://bit.ly/1eiHv3x). “This is the best and perhaps…
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only opportunity to raise the necessary funds for investment in a network we so desperately need,” he said. “We cannot settle for half-measures and incremental moves -- the FCC must take decisive steps and set up an auction that delivers the resources needed to empower our public safety officials.” Fontes backed an auction in which all bidders are allowed to participate. “A limited spectrum inventory will reduce funds generated from the auction, and jeopardize the future of FirstNet and funding for Next Generation 9-1-1,” he said.