The FCC’s proposed spectrum aggregation rules for the...

The FCC’s proposed spectrum aggregation rules for the TV incentive auction “reflect what the marketplace has known for years: that low-band spectrum is particularly well suited for wireless services -- especially in rural America,” said Roger Cox, chief financial officer of Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp., in a written statement. “No one or two carriers should be allowed to run the table and foreclose all others from gaining access to low-band spectrum,” Cox said. “Smaller carriers need assurance that they will have real opportunities to meaningfully participate in order to raise capital and prepare to enter the auction.” The spectrum aggregation rules are slated for a vote at the FCC’s May 15 open meeting (CD April 21 p1).