Previous FCC spectrum was awarded in winner-take-all auctions that created mega monopolies.
With the 800 MHz block, the FCC wanted to get small business involved, and made special rules so that a single company could not gain the spectrum, allowing small business to participate.
The FCC knows single channel, single market licenses have little value, so its inferred a lease would be created.
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