FCC Lets Michigan School Seek New EBS Licenses
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved Northern Michigan University’s (NMU) request for a waiver of the filing freeze on new educational broadband service licensees so it can add to its network. FCC commissioners approved revised rules for the 2.5 GHz band…
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at their July meeting, with an emphasis on selling it at auction (see 1907100054). “We conclude that application of the filing freeze would be inequitable and contrary to the public interest under the unique circumstances presented by NMU,” the bureau said in a Monday order: “NMU is unique among EBS licensees -- while most EBS licensees have not built their own facilities and have leased their spectrum to commercial providers, NMU has built and operates its own LTE broadband network that covers a significant portion of the rugged, underserved territory in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The network is used extensively by NMU’s students and faculty, students of partner institutions, and other members of the community.”