On July 1, 2019, NTCA filed reply comments in response to the request from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for ways to incentivize large carriers to sell or lease unused portions of their licensed spectrum to small, rural carriers. NTCA emphasized the FCC needs to ensure rural carriers have a meaningful opportunity to acquire spectrum on a primary basis through spectrum auctions, as providers-and customers who rely on them-cannot build a business on secondary spectrum alone.
Partitioning, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum, WT Docket No. 19-38