There’s plenty of reason for the FCC to...
There’s plenty of reason for the FCC to act on T-Mobile’s petition for changes to the May spectrum holdings order, T-Mobile said in reply comments. T-Mobile argued in an August reconsideration petition that the FCC went too far to accommodate…
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AT&T and Verizon at the expense of challengers (http://bit.ly/1mFZ10O). T-Mobile also challenged the FCC’s decision to set aside spectrum for competitors only when the bids reach a still-to-be determined trigger amount, which guarantees the auction will fund FirstNet, pay the cost of relocating broadcasters and other expenses. “The Commission’s discussion regarding linking the spectrum reserve trigger to a MHz-POP price threshold is limited and mechanical, and not based on any record support,” said T-Mobile’s reply. “At a minimum, the Commission’s limited discussion of its decision to link the spectrum reserve trigger to the second MHz-POP-based reserve price falls far short of the requirement under well-settled principles of administrative law that the Commission ‘articulate a satisfactory explanation for’ its decision.” T-Mobile said events dictate the FCC reconsider the rules. No opponent of the recon petition “seriously contends that the Commission’s decision to warn against any transactions among the national carriers, or its decision to circulate an item preventing joint bidding among any of the national carriers, are events or circumstances that occurred before the public’s last opportunity to present arguments,” T-Mobile said.