Pleading Cycle Established on Verizon/T-Mobile Spectrum Swap
The FCC released a pleading cycle on a proposed deal in which T-Mobile and Verizon would trade various AWS-1 and PCS licenses as they balance their spectrum portfolios. The licenses involved cover 92 counties in all or parts of 41…
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cellular market areas, the FCC said Tuesday. “The Applicants indicate that the intra-market exchanges involve equal amounts of spectrum such that neither Applicant would increase its spectrum holdings in the particular market,” the FCC said. “The Applicants further assert that the inter-market exchanges, which would increase spectrum holdings in particular markets, would add capacity and improve data throughput speeds.” Petitions to deny are due Jan. 5; oppositions, Jan. 15; and replies, Jan. 23. The FCC also sought comment Tuesday on the proposed sale of a single 700 MHz A-block license in West Virginia from McBride Spectrum Partners to Hardy Cellular, a subsidiary of U.S. Cellular. Petitions to deny are due Jan. 20; oppositions, Jan. 30; and replies, Feb. 6.