CCA President Meets FCC Staff on Auction Authority, Spectrum Pipeline

New Competitive Carriers Association President Tim Donovan met with officials from the FCC Wireless Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology, including on the “recent lapse” of the FCC’s auction authority and the need of CCA members for certainty on the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program “before the July 15 deadline for participants to submit their first reimbursement requests.” The future of the affordable connectivity program is “front of mind for many of CCA’s carrier members,” CCA said in a filing posted Wednesday in 18-89 and other dockets. CCA continues to work with the commission and Congress to develop a “strong” spectrum pipeline and “3.1-3.45 GHz offers a chance for valuable mid-band spectrum,” the filing said. CCA also discussed the C band, citizens broadband radio service band and 12 GHz.