New America Questions CBRS License Sizes in Meeting with Rosenworcel Aide

Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program at New America, met an aide to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to oppose cellular market area (CMA) bidding in June's citizens broadband radio service auction. A notice approved 5-0 in September proposes bidding by CMA, rather than by county, in the top 172 markets. Rosenworcel expressed concerns (see 1909260040). Calabrese asked whether Rosenworcel had received "any explanation concerning the rationale” for CMA bidding, said a filing posted Friday in docket 19-244. “The proposed CMA rules appear to be a duplicitous reversal of the hard-fought compromise that the Commission adopted in last year’s Order.” Questions remain about the auction despite rule rejiggering (see 1910170045).