Montana Officials Press for Approval of T-Mobile Waiver
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) filed at the FCC in support of a waiver request by Bresnan Communications, which wants to sell three 700 MHz licenses in the state to T-Mobile. Bresnan is a subsidiary of Charter Communications. The subsidiary…
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has asked the FCC to approve the transfer and waive a pending accelerated buildout requirement (see 1610060062). “The unique topography, low-density population and extreme weather conditions in Montana and Wyoming make it hard for companies to provide telecommunications services to our residents,” Bullock said in a filing in docket 16-319. “There are too few providers in our states offering too little on the way of advance telecommunications services.” T-Mobile warns “that without the requested waiver or extension, it could not meet the existing buildout deadlines and is therefore unwilling to purchase the licenses,” Bullock said. State Rep. Daniel Zolnikov (R), who represents the Billings area, also pressed for the change, saying it could mean better access to broadband in parts of rural Montana.