The FCC should tighten rather than loosen restrictions...

The FCC should tighten rather than loosen restrictions on AT&T and Verizon bidding in the incentive auction, the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition said in a filing at the commission, posted by the FCC Friday. “In light of the dramatic expansion of the spectrum screen contemplated by the Commission in the Mobile Spectrum Holdings proceeding, further opening the door to future acquisitions and consolidation by AT&T and Verizon, the current proposal to hold approximately 30 MHz (depending on the amount of spectrum that is reclaimed) in reserve for non-dominant carriers constitutes the bare minimum needed to promote competition,” the group said (http://bit.ly/1sv0HPb). AT&T and Verizon have “launched an all-out attack on even this modest proposal to ensure that competitive carriers have a chance to obtain low-band spectrum,” PISC said, but “have raised no new arguments."