Oklahoma Spectrum Deal Gets FCC OK
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved Cellular Network Partnership’s buy of two lower 700 MHz C-block licenses and the partitioned assignment of a third from KanOkla Networks. As a result of the deal, CNP would increase its below-1-GHz spectrum holdings in…
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two local market areas where it already holds more than one-third of the total low-band spectrum, so the transaction got increased scrutiny from the agency, the bureau said. The licenses cover parts of Oklahoma. “After carefully evaluating the likely competitive effects of CNP’s increased aggregation of below-1-GHz spectrum in these two local market areas, we find that the likelihood of competitive harm is low,” the bureau said. “Further, we find that some public interest benefits are likely to be realized, such as the improved availability of wireless broadband service at fixed locations, particularly in sparsely populated areas.”