Spectrum Fees May Preclude US Low-Cost Cellular
theodp writes “Not to apologize for an industry that charges ,000 to catch a Chicago Bears game, but will the huge spectrum fees charged by the government block the emergence of low-cost cellular service? In the most recent FCC spectrum auction, carriers paid nearly billion to grab a swath of the 700MHz spectrum. And now under President Obama’s proposed budget, wireless carriers would be hit with huge annual fees — eventually reaching 0 million per carrier per year — for the right to hold a spectrum license. Critics say the carriers will simply pass these fees through to consumers.”
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