Engine Makes Case for Larger Incentive Auction Spectrum Reserve
Research foundation Engine pressed the FCC to allocate 40 MHz of reserve spectrum, open to carriers without dominant holdings of low-band spectrum, as part of its rules for the TV incentive auction. Engine, which advises startups, reported on meetings with…
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aides to several of the FCC commissioners, including Chairman Tom Wheeler. Examples from the wireline world show that the addition of even one competitor to a market leads to lower prices and higher Internet speeds, Engine said. The currently proposed 30 MHz reserve would allow only one competitor to buy a 10 x 10 MHz block of spectrum in each market, Engine said. The filing was in docket 12-268.