CTIA Asks FCC to Make Procedural Changes to Address COVID-19
CTIA asked for additional help as industry addresses COVID-19. One change would be a streamlined process for spectrum loans, said a Friday letter to be posted by the FCC. “The Communications Act and the Commission’s rules allow the agency to…
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receive and process requests outside of established formal procedures in the event of national emergencies,” the group said: “The Commission could allow licensees to complete temporary license swaps upon written notice to the Commission, either by informal letter or email, rather than prior Commission approval.” The FCC could “accelerate approval of all applications for license assignments and transfers of control, particularly where: any applicable public notice period has elapsed and the application is unopposed,” CTIA said: Allow all paper filings electronically and expedite access to high-band spectrum.