Friday, May 19, 2006

FCC to Delay AWS Auction Until August

Jeffrey Silva writes on RCR Wireless News:

The Federal Communications Commission abruptly delayed the advanced wireless services auction until Aug. 9, saying applicants needed more time to prepare for the government’s sale of 1,122 wireless licenses.

The FCC was to have begun the AWS auction June 29, but intense controversy over revisions to small-business, or designated-entity, rules forced the agency to change course. But the FCC’s action, which establishes a new AWS short-form application filing window from June 5 through June 19, is unlikely to prevent the agency from being hauled into court and the AWS auction from further disruption and uncertainty.

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