WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association last week defended its study that claims a “resale blockage” exists in broadband personal communications service and specialized mobile radio service.
TRA President Ernie Kelly, in a March 24 letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, lashed out at Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen for questioning the validity and results of TRA’s 1997 study.
“The easiest way to disprove the notion that resale is not working in these markets is by showing that competition has produced a surfeit of resale agreements,” said Kelly. “Perhaps PCIA with its vast resources can find such companies. TRA has not been able to identify them from the huge number of competitors within our sphere of influence, leading us to conclude that they essentially don’t exist.”
The FCC policy to end mandatory resale five years after the last PCS license is granted has been challenged in court.
