FCC in No-Win Situation on T Band, Congress Must Act, Los Angeles Says
The FCC is in a bind and Congress needs to step in, Los Angeles County said in T-band replies in docket 13-42. In initial comments, T-band operators said an auction will fall short of the cost of moving them (see…
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2009010023). “This proceeding represents an extremely rare occurrence in the Commission’s history, a situation where the Commission and every commenting party agrees that what is proposed is not advisable, nor workable,” the county said: “Despite all of our efforts before the United States Congress, as of this date, the statutory mandate remains. Thus, a situation exists where, in the absence of Congressional action, the Commission is forced to design and conduct an auction for which no commenter has expressed interest.”