Citing C-Band Claims Backlog, SES Urges Deadline for Processing Them
The FCC should set a 90-day deadline for the C-band relocation payment clearinghouse to process claims that come on or after Jan. 1, SES representatives told Wireless, Space, Public Safety and Homeland Security bureau and Office of General Counsel representatives,…
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said a filing Thursday in docket 18-122. SES said the amount of reimbursement claims processing to be done by the clearinghouse is sizable. Of the 1,311 claims SES submitted, 103 have been processed. Of those 103, the average time to reimbursement has been 323 days, with some being paid after 680 days, it said. Given that backlog, it's premature to set final deadlines for the reimbursement process, SES said. The clearinghouse has been reviewing C-band claims "for years, and it should have the experience and resources to process claims efficiently," it said.