Representatives of Verizon Wireless and the cable operators that hope...
Representatives of Verizon Wireless and the cable operators that hope to sell it AWS spectrum discussed the carrier’s “need for additional spectrum to meet rapidly growing consumer demand for broadband wireless services,” in a meeting with Angela Giancarlo, chief of…
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staff to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell. “They also discussed why the spectrum assignments would be at or below the spectrum screen in nearly all markets and why the assignments would cause no competitive harm in any market,” said an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bmyatm). “Finally they reiterated their position ... that the commercial agreements are not subject to Commission approval.” Various marketing agreements announced at the same time as the spectrum deals have proven equally if not more controversial (CD Feb 23 p1). Verizon is buying licenses from Cox and SpectrumCo, a joint venture of Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.