T-Mobile Isn't Advancing Rural Buildout in Montana, RWA Says
T-Mobile has done nothing it promised to do after the FCC approved a waiver of buildout requirements for 700 MHz licenses the carrier bought from Bresnan Communications in Montana, said the Rural Wireless Association. RWA earlier asked the FCC to…
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review a December Wireless Bureau waiver of 700 MHz buildout rules for Bresnan (see 1612210038). “Recent filings by T-Mobile provide additional evidence that T-Mobile is and intends to continue to provide service only to the most populated areas of Montana where service is already provided by other carriers and that T-Mobile has no intention of bringing new service to currently unserved rural areas,” RWA said in docket 16-319. “The area newly served by T-Mobile consists primarily of populated areas such as Missoula, the second largest city in Montana (Population: 66,788) and Helena, the sixth largest city in Montana (Population: 28,190), and heavily traveled transportation corridors, including interstate highways 90 and 15.” The carrier has disputed the RWA complaints and called on the FCC to end uncertainty and dismiss the group’s application for review (see 1704210047).