FCC Delays Dish LTE Waiver Decision Will Likely Still Grant Waiver By End of Year Monday Mar 05 2012 08:42 EDT The FCC stated on Friday they would be delaying their decision to grant Dish a necessary spectrum condition waiver, required for the company's planned LTE network. The FCC didn't cite reasons for the delay, but stated they would likely have a decision on the waiver by the end of the year. Dish Chair Charlie Egen recently stated they had roughly a 80% chance of success in getting the network built, a number they stated would decline if the FCC delayed their decision. The FCC may be waiting for the political fallout from LightSquared to cool down a bit -- and will likely ultimately grant the waiver given that unlike LightSquared, Dish's spectrum selection won't cause problems for GPS. The LTE Advanced equipment for its S-band spectrum Dish plans to use likely won't even be available until 2015 -- meaning the delay won't be fatal. |
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Do I have this right? Astonishing if I do...from reading the linked article, the only issue the FCC has with Dish building out a wireless network is that it's purely a terrestrial network and doesn't involve satellites?
So now Dish has to sit on the multi-billion-dollar spectrum they have for no reason other than they don't have the proper license?
For almost a year? This is completely ridiculous. | |
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Re: Do I have this right? Astonishing if I do...they are hoping their buddies at ATT will make a play for Dish so they don't have to mess with this. | |
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Pakapab
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2012-Mar-5 10:58 am
The power of ma bellWell...... Who wasn't expecting this?? | |
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KrK
Premium Member
2012-Mar-6 12:51 am
Politics, they need more time to get favors from lobbyists..... no way we can allow another competitor into the market! | |
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