WISPA to FCC: Don’t Sell General Access CBRS Spectrum

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission should not consider auctioning a shared spectrum band as it looks to meet benchmarks set by Congress this summer, a trade group for wireless ISPs told the agency.

The sweeping budget legislation passed July 4 directs the FCC to sell off 800 megahertz to the private sector, 300 of which will come from outside the federal government. 

“That should not come from CBRS,” wrote Louis Peraertz, WISPA’s VP of policy, bolding the words for emphasis. “It may seem attractive to cleave the upper 50 megahertz of spectrum, which is only used for General Authorized Access (“GAA”), from CBRS, but that also would be extremely destructive to existing users.”