FCC Grants Auction 108 Licenses for the 2.5 GHz Band

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces the grant of four long-form applications and the issuance of 12 licenses for Auction 108. On August 29, 2022, the FCC completed the auction of new flexible-use geographic overlay licenses in the (2.5 GHz) band and announced the results of that auction on September 1, 2022. This auction raised a total of $419,133,261 in net bids and $427,789,670 in gross bids, with 63 bidders winning a total of 7,872 licenses. Long-form applications for licenses won in Auction 108 were due on September 16, 2022. The Bureau accepted these four Auction 108 applications for filing on December 8, 2022. Upon further review and examination, the Bureau finds the applications for the licenses to be complete and in conformance with the FCC's rules. Accordingly, the FCC announces the grant of these licenses to Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, Michigan Wireless, Northwest Open Access Network, and Rocky Mountain Broadband.