T-Mobile representatives met with FCC officials Monday to further elaborate...
T-Mobile representatives met with FCC officials Monday to further elaborate on their concerns about Verizon Wireless’s buy of AWS licenses from SpectrumCo and Cox (See separate report in this issue). “In particular, they discussed the need for the Commission to…
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update the spectrum screen in evaluating Verizon Wireless’ proposed acquisition of spectrum from SpectrumCo and Cox in order to eliminate its chief flaw: the fact that it treats all mobile broadband spectrum as equal even though low-band spectrum is in fact significantly more valuable for providing wireless broadband services,” said a filing by T-Mobile (http://xrl.us/bm4ehg). T-Mobile also raised concerns that Verizon “has not used its AWS spectrum in the six years it has held the licenses” while “the instant transactions would add additional AWS spectrum to Verizon Wireless’ inventory and keep this scarce spectrum from being used by its competitors."