The Minority Media and Telecom Council asked FCC...

The Minority Media and Telecom Council asked FCC officials to revise the agency’s designated entity (DE) rules in time for upcoming auctions, said a filing at the commission. “As a result of consolidation and an unstable regulatory climate after the 2006 DE Rule changes, DEs encountered, and continue to encounter, unique market entry barriers that prevent meaningful DE participation ... in spectrum auctions,” MMTC said (http://bit.ly/1m2Qk5H). “While the 2006 DE Rules were in effect, DE participation drastically declined. As the Commission prepares for the upcoming AWS and incentive auctions, it is critical for the FCC to send a clear signal to the wireless industry (and to the financial industry) that the DE program is important to the FCC and that the FCC is making improvements that will foster diversity and competition in spectrum ownership and provide the regulatory stability that is required for investment."