ATN, Blue Wireless Urge FCC to Move Forward on Mobility Fund II Auction
Regional carriers ATN and Blue Wireless said the FCC should have a Mobility Fund Phase II auction as soon as possible, in a meeting with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai. “The phase-down of legacy support has been paused since June…
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30, 2014, and the legacy system is distributing over $48 million per month in support that ‘does not efficiently serve the nation,’” the companies said in a filing in docket 10-208. “That funding is not going to expand service to unserved areas that desperately need mobile broadband for public safety and economic development.” FCC commissioners approved an MF-II order at their Feb. 23 meeting (see 1702230042), which projects an MF-II auction next year.