Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Spending Bill Extends FCC Auction Authority, Leaves Out Rip & Replace

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
Democratic and Republican appropriators released a $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill on Tuesday. That sets up a race to the finish line for the 117th Congress by the end of this week.

The more than 4,000-page package contains a three month extension for the FCC’s auction authority — to March 9, 2023. But money to fully fund Rip & Replace was left out. The fund to reimburse smaller carriers to remove untrusted equipment from their networks and replace it with new gear has a $3.08 billion shortfall, Inside Towers reported. Continue Reading

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