Verizon Urges Transparency on 2.5 GHz Licenses
Verizon indicated interest in the 2.5 GHz band, dominated by T-Mobile, which the FCC is expected to auction next year. Verizon isn’t expected to be a big player in the auction (see 2112100045). Its filing was its first in the…
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2.5 GHz proceeding, docket 18-120, since July 2019. Verizon urged the FCC to make more information available on the licenses that will be offered for sale. “As supported by other potential … bidders, the release of relevant terms such as the duration of the leases, whether there are rights of first refusal to renew the lease or purchase the incumbent’s licenses, and lease termination provisions would have a potentially dramatic effect on the valuation of the spectrum to be auctioned and may lead to more competitive bidding,” the carrier said in a filing posted Monday.