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For
Immediate Release
May 18, 2012
Public
Interest Groups Ask Conditions on $6
Billion Spectrum Award
The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should require DISH Network Corp. to
meet certain conditions if the Commission awards the company spectrum worth
between $4 billion and $6 billion, three public-interest groups said in a May
17 filing.
At
issue is the use of spectrum normally designated for satellite use, which would
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spectrum without competitive bidding.
New
America Foundation, Public Knowledge and Consumers Union told the Commission
said the conditions they proposed are “a small price to pay for a $4 to $6
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The
filing is here.
The
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1) Half of the capacity should be available for open wholesale leasing
or roaming by other carriers at non-discriminatory rates. 2) The FCC has to approve any deal that makes
more than 25 percent of the data-traffic capacity available to any single
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between $4 billion and $6 billion, three public-interest groups said in a May
17 filing.
At
issue is the use of spectrum normally designated for satellite use, which would
be transferred to DISH for use in land-based broadband services. The Commission has proposed to award the
spectrum without competitive bidding.
New
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said the conditions they proposed are “a small price to pay for a $4 to $6
billion public subsidy.”
The
filing is here.
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1) Half of the capacity should be available for open wholesale leasing
or roaming by other carriers at non-discriminatory rates. 2) The FCC has to approve any deal that makes
more than 25 percent of the data-traffic capacity available to any single
carrier. 3) Parties other than DISH
should be allowed to make use of unused spectrum until DISH actually deploys
service. 4) The FCC should impose “unjust
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Verizon. The filing argued: “While permitting a lucky incumbent to spin
regulatory straw into gold may increase the total amount of spectrum available
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Interest Groups Ask Conditions on $6
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The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should require DISH Network Corp. to
meet certain conditions if the Commission awards the company spectrum worth
between $4 billion and $6 billion, three public-interest groups said in a May
17 filing.
At
issue is the use of spectrum normally designated for satellite use, which would
be transferred to DISH for use in land-based broadband services. The Commission has proposed to award the
spectrum without competitive bidding.
New
America Foundation, Public Knowledge and Consumers Union told the Commission
said the conditions they proposed are “a small price to pay for a $4 to $6
billion public subsidy.”
The
filing is here.
The
four conditions the groups proposed are:
1) Half of the capacity should be available for open wholesale leasing
or roaming by other carriers at non-discriminatory rates. 2) The FCC has to approve any deal that makes
more than 25 percent of the data-traffic capacity available to any single
carrier. 3) Parties other than DISH
should be allowed to make use of unused spectrum until DISH actually deploys
service. 4) The FCC should impose “unjust
enrichment penalties” if DISH sells the spectrum to either AT&T or
Verizon. The filing argued: “While permitting a lucky incumbent to spin
regulatory straw into gold may increase the total amount of spectrum available
for mobile data services, the transfer of AWS-4 licenses to the emerging wireless
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