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CTIA, NTCA and the Competitive Carriers Association jointly asked the FCC to put off the deadline for submitting short-form applications for the AWS-3 auction until after their separate conferences in September. The three groups met with Wireless Bureau staff to…

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raise objections, said an ex parte filing posted by the FCC Tuesday in docket 14-78. CCA and CTIA both meet during the second week in September and NTIA has a meeting Sept. 21-24, they said. The filing notes that anti-collusion rules for the auction kick in the day short-form applications are due. “These conferences provide opportunities for wireless carriers to discuss business opportunities and policy issues in an open forum,” the groups said (http://bit.ly/1ohdSz0). “Our respective members take the FCC’s anti-collusion rules very seriously. As the FCC itself has recognized, the anti-collusion rules may place significant limitations upon an auction participant’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities."