FCC Bureau Asks About Extending Terms of AWS-3 Licenses
The FCC Wireless Bureau sought comment Friday on whether it should extend by up to three years 12-year license terms and associated build-out requirements for AWS-3 licenses. It cited “complexities and timing of clearing Federal government operations” from the spectrum.…
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The bureau asked if extension is warranted for all licenses or only those issued the earliest. “If a blanket extension for all AWS-3 licenses is not appropriate, is an extension warranted for AWS-3 licenses in specific geographical area(s) or spectrum band(s) (1695-1710 MHz or 1755-1780 MHz or specific blocks therein) in light of the status of Federal relocation?” the public notice asked. “If an extension is warranted, how long should it be? ... Bear in mind the Commission’s previous indication that it would consider extensions up to 3 years.” Comments are due June 5, replies July 5, in docket 18-104. The auction ended in January 2015 and set records for an FCC spectrum auction with almost $45 billion in provisionally winning bids (see 1501290059).