NTIA Provides Estimated Sharing Costs for 3.5 GHz Band
NTIA reported $98.2 million in initial estimated sharing costs in the citizens broadband radio service band, as required by law, six months before the June auction of priority access licenses. OMB reviewed the estimates, NTIA said in the report released…
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Monday. It's sending the numbers to the House and Senate commerce committees and appropriators and the Comptroller General, NTIA said. The Defense Spectrum Organization reported $48.4 million in costs and the Navy $30.4 million. The Air Force reported $5.1 million and the Army $12 million. NTIA provided the estimates even though the FCC said in September the 3.5 GHz band isn’t subject to Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act reimbursement requirements (see 1909270059). The FCC and NTIA didn’t comment. NTIA says in a footnote the band contains “'eligible frequencies’ as described in Section 113(g)(2) of the NTIA Organization Act.”