Entel, Claro take Subtel to court over 3.5GHz suspension order

摘要

Chilean operators Entel and Claro have filed a motion with the Court of Appeals against last month's decision of the Department of Telecommunications (Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones, Subtel) to suspend usage of the 3.5GHz frequency band, TeleSemana reports. In June Subtel ordered Claro, Entel, Grupo GTD, Movistar and VTR to halt commercial use of the 3.5GHz band after ruling that the spectrum was not being used efficiently. Subtel found that Movistar, VTR, and Grupo GTD - holding concessions covering two regions apiece - were not using the band, whilst Entel and Claro were underutilizing their nationwide licenses. Subtel instructed Entel and Claro to provide operational continuity by migrating customers currently using the 3.5GHz band to other technologies and bands.