With Lightsquared circling the drain, the FCC needed a new project to make it look like they are serious about adding new cellular bandwidth. And this will fit the bill just fine since actual implementation is years away yet. Lets the FCC look like they are doing something while not requiring actual delivered results.
The FCC press release:
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transition.fcc.gov/Daily ··· 45A1.pdfIf you read the press release, the FCC does an admirable job of hiding the fact this is custom designed for DISH. But they didn't fool the tech press:
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