AT&T, Small Carriers, Make Case for Revised DE Program
Officials from AT&T and small carriers made their case for a revised designated entity (DE) program, holding meetings with aides to all five FCC commissioners, said a series of filings in docket 12-268. Among those representing carriers was former Rep.…
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Robin Tallon, D-S.C. AT&T and the small carriers proposed revisions to the DE program May 11, which would recast it to provide limited bidding credits to small carriers rather than traditional DEs (see 1505110048). “The parties explained that the original intent of the FCC’s DE program has been lost due to gamesmanship and exploitation of existing rules within the DE program as evidenced by the results” of the AWS-3 auction, one of the filings said. “FCC adoption of the Joint Proposal will benefit those legitimate small businesses that the program was created to benefit.”