Sprint Asks for Changes to Incentive Auction Rules
Sprint representatives asked the FCC to rethink TV incentive auction rules for reserve spectrum, set aside for carriers without a dominant low-band spectrum position in a market, in a series of meetings at the agency. The commission should allow eligible…
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bidders to bid on reserve blocks from the start of the auction, Sprint said. “Triggering reserve block bidding only after the two-part ‘Final Stage Rule’ is met could undercut the full availability of reserve spectrum to reserve-eligible bidders, and thereby permit bidding strategies designed to prevent a greater distribution of low-band spectrum among competitive wireless broadband providers.” The filing was in docket 14-252.