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Wireless Bureau Seeks Comment on Revised Competition Report

The FCC Wireless Bureau sought comment on the first edition of the new “Communications Marketplace Report,” required by Congress under the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill (HR-1625) (see 1803230038). The report must be filed with Congress in Q3 of every…

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even numbered year and subsumes the former Mobile Wireless Competition Report, which was due every year. The notice seeks comment on "whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry into the mobile wireless marketplace, or to the competitive expansion of existing providers,” the bureau said Tuesday. “Information is sought on the extent to which any such laws, regulations or marketplace practices affect entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses in the mobile wireless marketplace.” The bureau wants comment on “criteria or metrics that could be used to evaluate the state of mobile wireless competition.” Comments are due July 26, replies Aug. 16, in docket 18-203.