Future spectrum auctions will be a bust unless...
Future spectrum auctions will be a bust unless the FCC first requires interoperability in the lower 700 MHz band, said McBride Spectrum Partners Senior Partner Vincent McBride, in comments filed at the FCC. “Any future spectrum auctions will be inconsequential…
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and largely an unavoidable disaster without first ruling on and enforcing interoperability across the entire 700 MHz and 600 MHz spectrum bands,” he said (http://bit.ly/12hmRrM). “The fact of the matter is that any sound and prudent judgment based on the situation will tell you that interoperability is a prerequisite before any incentive auctions can take place. The benefits of interoperability are widely shared, and especially meaningful to consumers."