Comments on: FCC 700 MHz Auction Postscript: Big loss for US Wireless Network Competition http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction/ Viodi - The Bridge Between the Heartland and Hollywood Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Alan Weissberger http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction/#comment-701 Alan Weissberger Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0000 http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction-postscript-big-loss-for-us-wireless-network-competition/#comment-701 It's amazing that no one has picked up on this before! The FCC should be on the hot seat for not taking any actions to enforce the 95 MHz screen, which has been violated by ATT and VZW in many US cellular markets. Where is the public outcry? Will this lead to the same kind of monopoly (in cellular services) that cable providers (MSOs) now have over cable TV prices? It’s amazing that no one has picked up on this before! The FCC should be on the hot seat for not taking any actions to enforce the 95 MHz screen, which has been violated by ATT and VZW in many US cellular markets. Where is the public outcry? Will this lead to the same kind of monopoly (in cellular services) that cable providers (MSOs) now have over cable TV prices?

]]> By: Ken Pyle http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction/#comment-675 Ken Pyle Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:54:55 +0000 http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction-postscript-big-loss-for-us-wireless-network-competition/#comment-675 This is huge, especially in an election year with $20 Billion at stake. In the Dobson Order, FCC Commissioners' Copp, Adelstein and McDowell were concerned about increasing the spectrum to 95 MHz based on a 700 MHz spectrum auction that had yet to occur. From Commission McDowell: "While it is certainly important that we update our analytical tools from time to time, this action is decidedly premature and introduces an unnecessary level of complexity into the Commission’s market analyses. I also wonder how the new framework will affect participation in the forthcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum." The full order can be found at: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-196A1.pdf Other documentation on the AT&T/Dobson, FCC WT Docket No. 07-153 can be found at: http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/att-dobson.html This is huge, especially in an election year with $20 Billion at stake.

In the Dobson Order, FCC Commissioners’ Copp, Adelstein and McDowell were concerned about increasing the spectrum to 95 MHz based on a 700 MHz spectrum auction that had yet to occur. From Commission McDowell:

“While it is certainly important that we update our analytical tools from time to time, this action is decidedly premature and introduces an unnecessary level of complexity into the Commission’s market analyses. I also wonder how the new framework will affect participation in the forthcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum.”

The full order can be found at:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-196A1.pdf

Other documentation on the AT&T/Dobson, FCC WT Docket No. 07-153 can be found at:

http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/att-dobson.html

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