FCC Asks for Comments on 2.5 GHz Auction Small Business Credits
The FCC is seeking comment on what constitutes a small business when determining a company’s eligibility for bidding credits in the 2.5 GHz auction. The FCC agreed in July to a still-unscheduled auction of the spectrum, over partial dissents by…
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Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks (see 1907100054). That auction is expected in late 2020 (see 1909300064). The Wireless Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics sought comment Friday, with due dates to come in a Federal Register notice. “We seek comment on the definitions of a ‘small business’ as an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues that are not more than $55 million for the preceding five years, and a ‘very small business’ as an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues that are not more than $20 million for the preceding five years,” said a notice in docket 18-120.