The FCC should “expeditiously” award returned Auction 901...
The FCC should “expeditiously” award returned Auction 901 funds to “next-in-line” bidders, U.S. Cellular said in a filing at the FCC. The Wireless and Wireline bureaus could take that step acting on delegated authority, the carrier said. “As we approach…
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the one year anniversary of Auction 901, at least $66 million of the $300 million originally made available for funding mobile broadband investments in unserved areas remains unclaimed due to winning bidders defaulting on their bids,” the filing said (http://bit.ly/16oalMO). “These defaulted amounts can and should be awarded to the next in line bidders who remain ready, willing and able, to meet the goals of the program and expand the reach of mobile broadband into areas that remain unserved and which were eligible for funding under the rules of Auction 901."