Sprint Opposes Incentive Auction for 2.5 GHz Band
Sprint officials said they oppose an incentive auction in the 2.5 GHz band as proposed by the FCC, in a meeting with an aide to Commissioner Brendan Carr. “Sprint emphasized the continued criticality of its leased 2.5 GHz spectrum and…
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its longstanding mutually beneficial partnership with the [educational broadband service] community which has enhanced Sprint’s current LTE deployment and will enable its 5G mobile deployment in nine major markets in the first half of 2019,” said a filing Monday in docket 18-120. Sprint also stressed “the need to maintain current easing arrangements given the extensive investments commercial carriers have made in the 2.5 GHz band and the reliance EBS licensees have on the use of those networks.” The FCC in May launched an NPRM that includes questions about a possible incentive auction (see 1805100053). Few other carriers are expected to pursue the band, which is largely controlled by Sprint, despite the FCC push (see 1805040036).