Before the D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) DISH Network Corporation ) WT Docket No. 13-225 ) Petition for Waiver of Sections 27.5(j) and ) 27.53(h)(2)(ii) of the Commission’s Rules and ) Request for Extension of Time ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: December 20, 2013 Released: December 20, 2013 By the Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: OF ACTION With this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (“Bureau”) grants waivers of the Commission’s rules, subject to certain conditions, in response to a petition filed by DISH Network Corporation to provide DISH with flexibility to use 20 megahertz of Advanced Wireless Services-4 (“AWS-4”) spectrum at 2000-2020 MHz (the AWS-4 Band”) for “Lower uplink or downlink operations. We also waive DISH’s final AWS-4 build-out milestone, extending the deadline from seven to eight years. In granting this relief, we determine that, provided DISH complies with several conditions, the request meets our general waiver standard as well as requirements specific to wireless services.
Before the D.C. 20554 In the Matter of DISH Network Corporation Petition for Waiver of Sections 27.5(j) and 27.53(h)(2)(ii) of the Commission’s Rules and Request for Extension of Time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WT Docket No. 13-225 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: December 20, 2013 Released: December 20, 2013 By the Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: OF ACTION With this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (“Bureau”) grants waivers of the Commission’s rules, subject to certain conditions, in response to a petition filed by DISH Network Corporation to provide DISH with flexibility to use 20 megahertz of Advanced Wireless Services-4 (“AWS-4”) spectrum at 2000-2020 MHz (the “Lower AWS-4 Band”) for uplink or downlink operations. We also waive DISH’s final AWS-4 build-out milestone, extending the deadline from seven to eight years. In granting this relief, we determine that, provided DISH complies with several conditions, the request meets our general waiver standard as well as requirements specific to wireless services.
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