The landgrab and associated politicking for the USA’s C-band spectrum is rumbling on, but as the auction deadline approaches, the FCC has kicked another decision down the road. At stake is the question of whether to pay a lump sum or a graduated set of payments, to cover the cost of moving satellite operations out of part of the C-band to make room for new terrestrial entrants and the dollars they’ll pay for those FCC licences. Unsurprisingly, the incumbent satellite firms are in no great hurry. They are being very careful that they aren’t rushed into the wrong decision, and accountants are pulling long hours poring over the two proposed options. This has upset Verizon, one of the firms wanting…