Vulcan Wireless officials warned of an increasingly muddied outlook for...
Vulcan Wireless officials warned of an increasingly muddied outlook for 700 MHz A-block licensees trying to negotiate voluntary relocation agreements with Channel 51 stations, in an FCC meeting with Chief William Lake and others in the Media Bureau. The possibility…
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of a voluntary auction of broadcast spectrum “has made it much more difficult, if not impossible, for A Block licensees to enter into voluntary relocation agreements with Channel 51 broadcasters,” Vulcan said in an ex parte filing. “Sharply escalated Channel 51 licensing activity” since the 700 MHz auction closed in 2008 “is complicating interference issues and impeding A Block network planning and design,” the company said. Vulcan supports a March petition by CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association asking the FCC to prohibit future licensing of TV stations on Channel 51 and freeze all applications for new or modified broadcast facilities seeking to operate on the channel. “If not addressed, these problems will cause even further harm to A Block licensees and consumers and negatively impact participation in, as well as revenues from, future spectrum auctions,” Vulcan said.