AU Docket No. 14-78: Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses, Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 97, GN Docket No. 13-185: Amendment of the Commission’s Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, RM-11395: Petition of DirectTV Group, Inc. and EchoStar, LLC for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend Sections 1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of the Commission’s Rules and/or for Interim Conditional Waiver
On July 2, 2014, Rebecca Murphy Thompson and C. Sean Spivey on behalf of Competitive Carriers Association (“CCA”), Scott Bergmann and Brian Josef on behalf of CTIA – The Wireless Association® (“CTIA”) and Jill Canfield on behalf of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association (“NTCA”) (collectively the “Wireless Industry Representatives”) met with Margie Wiener, Brian Regan, Craig Bomberger, Valerie Barrish, Bill Huber and Linda Sanderson of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to discuss targeted steps the Commission should take to maximize participation in the upcoming auction of AWS-3 spectrum (Auction 97) and ensure that the auction is a success.
07.07.14 FCC Ex Parte-CCA, CTIA and NTCA meeting re AWS-3, AU 14-78 et al