Pleading Cycle Established on Sprint/T-Mobile Spectrum Exchange
The FCC established a pleading cycle on the exchange of full and partitioned PCS licenses between Sprint and T-Mobile. The deal involves spectrum in 166 counties across 65 cellular market areas and covering about 7 percent of the U.S. population,…
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the FCC said in a Monday notice. States covered are parts of Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and West Virginia, the FCC said. “According to the Applicants, the proposed transaction involves only intra-market exchanges of spectrum, and in most markets the attributable spectrum holdings of Sprint and T-Mobile would be unchanged,” the FCC said. “The Applicants indicate that the intra-market exchanges would allow for holding larger blocks of contiguous spectrum and/or aligning spectrum blocks with those already held in adjacent markets, which in turn should permit more reliable and efficient operations.” Petitions to deny are due June 3, oppositions June 10 and replies June 17.