Harold Feld, Senior Vice President of the Media Access Project, issued the following statement in response the to FCC’s release last night of an Order with regard to the upcoming 700 MHz auction modifying the designated entity (DE) credit rules to permit DEs to offer more than 51% of capacity for leasing for the D Block license only:
bq. “We are pleased that the Commission recognized the importance of encouraging a wholesale model by granting limited DE relief. The limitation on leasing capacity adopted last year to discourage the use of “sham” DEs remains an important protection against previously well documented abuses, and the limited relief granted given the unique circumstances of the D Block will serve the public interest without compromising this necessary safeguard.”
Read the “press release”:http://www.mediaaccess.org/press/2007-11-16-DE700MHz.pdf