FCC seeks comment on mobile spectrum holdings policies

AT&T filed a petition for rulemaking asking that the Federal Communications Commission establish a mid-band spectrum screen. As a broader development relating to competition policy, AT&T points to the July 2021 issuance by President Biden of an Executive Order that encouraged the FCC to consider actions to promote competition, including specifically to avoid excessive concentration of spectrum license holdings in the United States. The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics first seek comment on AT&T’s request that the FCC initiate a rulemaking proceeding. The Bureau and Office also seeks comment more broadly on whether they should recommend that the FCC propose other changes to its mobile spectrum holdings rules and policies. [Comments Due: October 23, 2023. Reply Comments: November 8, 2023. WT Docket No. 23-319]