Media Contact:
Matthew Berry, (202) 418-2005
matthew.berry@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF FCC COMMISSIONER AJIT PAI
On Sprint’s Decision Not to Participate in the Incentive Auction
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2015.—Sprint’s decision not to participate in the incentive auction 
highlights the folly of the FCC’s attempt to pick winners and losers before the auction begins. It also 
intensifies doubts about how competitive the bidding will be for set-aside spectrum and whether 
American taxpayers will receive fair compensation for that scarce public resource.  Sprint’s 
announcement only strengthens my belief that the FCC should not have granted a spectrum giveaway in 
this auction or placed artificial limits on carriers’ participation.
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Office of Commissioner Ajit Pai: (202) 418-2000
Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC
www.fcc.gov/leadership/ajit-pai
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official 
action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).