Delaying the upcoming advanced wireless services auction, but not...
Delaying the upcoming advanced wireless services auction, but not staying the rules themselves “serves no purpose,” designated entity Council Tree told the FCC in a filing. The FCC last week delayed the AWS auction until Aug. 9, but has…
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yet to act on petition by Council Tree and 2 other DEs protesting changes to unjust enrichment rules prior to the auction (CD May 8 p2). “Providing additional time for prospective bidders to adapt to rules that are unsupported by the record, unclear in their application, and inconsistent with statutory requirements simply defers the problem without resolving it,” said Council Tree. The DE last week met with Gen. Counsel Sam Feder and other top officials at the agency. One source said Council Tree was responding to the delay of the auction. “Does that address the issue? No, it defers it,” the source said: “The Commission has increasing downside exposure now that the Hill has started to weigh in, now that this has become a public matter and it seems like it’s going to proceed into the court unless they do something.”