Cantor Telecom urged the FCC to approve rules...
Cantor Telecom urged the FCC to approve rules that would allow the trading of spectrum rights in the 3.5 GHz band to maximize sharing. The firm is the telecom arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a global financial services firm. The FCC…
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has been examining whether the 3.5 GHz band can be used to promote use of small cells and sharing. Cantor said the FCC should think about allowing the establishment of an “electronic marketplace” by an experienced broker. “Cantor Telecom believes the adoption and use of a spectrum exchange through which future Priority and General Users in this band could trade and exchange spectrum based upon their needs at any given time would improve access,” Cantor said in a filing at the commission (http://bit.ly/1gqVNOD). “This type of exchange would significantly increase the liquidity of the spectrum, benefitting carriers as well as consumers ... by reducing costs and increasing the flexibility of use. Such an exchange would also support the Commission’s goal of maximizing the use of spectrum for the development of mobile broadband services."