Sprint Nextel officials warned of the negative effect that the...
Sprint Nextel officials warned of the negative effect that the Verizon Wireless deals with SpectrumCo and Cox could have on Wi-Fi networks, backhaul, and spectrum concentration, in a meeting with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. “Sprint competes with much larger competitors,…
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Verizon and AT&T; but effective competition requires access to inputs necessary to provide cost-effective commercial mobile service,” the carrier said in an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bncb24). Commercial agreements that are part of the deals could be harmful to backhaul, Sprint said. “Sprint has found that wired network operators are charging the same backhaul rates for microcells, covering small areas, as they charge for connections to macrocells with much wider coverage and generally much heavier use,” the company argued. “This pricing scheme makes network expansion through microcells much more difficult. With the loss of Cable Companies as effective competing backhaul providers, there is little hope for relief.” The AWS licenses Verizon is buying “would add additional broadband-desirable spectrum to the carrier that already holds licenses for more spectrum than any other carrier,” Sprint said.