FCC Warns 7 Carriers That They Must Meet 3.45 GHz Deadlines
The FCC Wireless Bureau sent letters Friday to seven providers reminding them of their buildout obligations under the agency's 3.45 GHz rules. The letters went to Columbia Capital, Cherry Wireless, Whitewater Wireless, Grain Capital, N Squared Wireless, Skylake Wireless and Blue Ridge Wireless. Companies that don’t meet the 2026 requirements face “significant regulatory consequences,” the bureau said.
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The FCC doesn’t plan to extend construction deadlines “merely because licensees miscalculated or erroneously predicted economic factors like costs, demand, and developments in the market,” the bureau said. The agency's 3.45 GHz auction closed in 2022 with net bids in excess of $22 billion across more than 4,000 licenses, the letters noted. “As a condition of holding exclusive rights over this valuable spectrum, licensees must satisfy initial performance benchmarks within four (4) years from the date of the initial license, and final performance benchmarks within eight (8) years.”