FCC Denies 900 MHz Expansion for Texas Power Authority
The FCC Wireless Bureau denied applications by the Lower Colorado River Authority to modify its 900 MHz licenses by adding three sites. The bureau also denied a request for waiver of the 900 MHz application freeze, in a Wednesday order.…
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“The requested new sites are, respectively, 75, 102, and 110 miles from the nearest existing LCRA site in its 900 MHz network,” the bureau said: “We reject the argument that a freeze waiver generally is warranted where the applications seeking to expand geographically seeks new capacity in rural areas, particularly where the expansion is substantial and will result in further encumbrances, potentially delaying or preventing a transition to broadband.”