The FCC seems receptive to Dish Network’s request...
The FCC seems receptive to Dish Network’s request to use its AWS-4 spectrum for either uplink or downlink operations, Credit Suisse analysts said. If Dish gains the flexibility to use its AWS-4 spectrum as a downlink, “we believe that if…
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it then acquires the L-band spectrum, Dish could seek a similar waiver to use LightSquared’s spectrum for uplink only,” the analysts said in a research note (http://bit.ly/1eW9y6x). Dish petitioned the FCC for the relief and offered an H-block auction bid of about $1.6 billion if granted no later than 30 days before the auction (CD Sept 13 p13). The FCC scheduled the auction for Jan. 14 (CD Sept 16 p1). Increased AWS-4 flexibility could boost the value to a potential acquirer, “who could have more options for pairing it with other spectrum,” they said. The FCC’s scheduling the H-block auction for Jan. 14 could be another indication the commission is prepared to move Dish’s waiver request along quickly, they said.