Regarding the FCC's February 28 decision to seek comment on proposed auction bidding procedures in the C-Band proceeding, the following statement may be attributed to Free State Foundation President Randolph May:
In over four decades of closely observing, and occasionally participating in, the formulation of communications law and policy, the C-Band proceeding is, without doubt, one of the most complicated the agency has had to tackle. And in light of the acknowledged need for the U.S. to free up more mid-band spectrum to support the advent of super-fast 5G networks, it is one of the most consequential too. While surely there will be much quibbling about various facets of the FCC's decision, to my mind, Chairman Pai and his Republican colleagues deserve much credit for proposing a sound way forward. Absent the willingness to consider somewhat novel approaches to address the need to repurpose this mid-band spectrum sooner rather than later, I suspect we'd still be stuck in neutral — and in today's technologically dynamic and competitive marketplace environment, being stuck in neutral doesn't advance overall consumer welfare or the national interest.
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