Blooston Carriers Seek Changes to FCC Bidding Credit Rules for TV Incentive Auction
Wireless carriers represented by the Blooston, Mordkofsky law firm said they support a petition filed by Bulloch Cellular, Pineland Cellular and Planters Rural Cellular seeking changes to the FCC’s incentive auction rules (see 1512010046). The companies said the FCC should…
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tweak the rules since they wrongly limit eligibility for rural credits for the auction. The Blooston rural carriers agree with the petitions “that it would be a good idea for the Commission to more explicitly clarify that the Rural Service Provider Bidding Credit will be available if the owners of the bidding entity are rural service providers,” provided that "the applicant together with its controlling interests, affiliates, and the affiliates of its controlling interests has fewer than 250,000 combined wireless, wireline, broadband and cable subscribers; and these entities serve predominantly rural areas, defined as counties with a population density of 100 or fewer persons per square mile,” the firm said. The filing was posted Tuesday in docket 12-269.