The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1992 that represents competitive, regional, and rural wireless service providers in the United States. While not directly involved in building space technology, the CCA advocates for policies and standards that promote greater competition in the wireless industry, including issues around wireless spectrum, which is becoming increasingly relevant to space-based communication services. Recently, the CCA has been involved in discussions regarding supplemental coverage from space (SCS), where satellite companies partner with mobile operators to provide direct-to-device (D2D) services, including advocating for smaller carriers to band together to compete with larger entities like T-Mobile and SpaceX in this emerging area. The organization's work includes advocating before the FCC, the White House, and Congress to ensure its members' voices are heard.
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ACA Connects, Charter Communications, and the Competitive Carriers Association proposed using some auction proceeds to build fiber to replace satellite C-band infrastructure and estimated that task would cost $6,000,000,000 to $7,000,000,000 and take five years to complete.
ACA Connects, a trade association of 700 small and mid-size telecom providers, proposed in July—with Charter Communications and the Competitive Carriers Association as partners—repurposing 370 megahertz of C-band (350 usable megahertz and a 20 megahertz guard band).
ACA Connects partnered with the Competitive Carriers Association and Charter Communications on a C-band spectrum proposal.
The FCC is considering at least two other C-band repurposing plans: a T-Mobile plan to repurpose all 500 megahertz and a Charter/ACA Connects/Competitive Carriers Association plan to repurpose 370 megahertz.
Charter Communications, ACA Connects, and the Competitive Carriers Association filed a counterplan with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on 2019-07-01 to repurpose 370 megahertz of satellite C-band spectrum through a public auction.
The Competitive Carriers Association sought at least 320 megahertz of C-band to be cleared for 0.005 kg in December.