[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4620-S4621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

  Mr. SCHMITT. Mr. President, as spectrum auctions move forward, it is 
critical that the FCC maintains the integrity of its prior decisions 
related to spectrum use and auctions. Reallocating or modifying 
licenses that were legally purchased through auctions, such as by 
relocating licensees or changing the operating rules applicable to 
those licenses, would undermine the certainty businesses rely on to 
make

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long-term investments in wireless innovation. Companies, investors, and 
consumers need confidence that once they have secured spectrum rights 
through a lawful process, those licenses and spectrum access frameworks 
will be honored. To do otherwise puts future participation and 
investment at risk.

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