T-Mobile Asks FCC to Set 2.5 GHz Auction; Disputes Verizon Claims
T-Mobile asked the FCC to schedule the 2.5 GHz auction, in a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-120. “Others seek to prevent T-Mobile and potential 2.5 GHz license holders from using the spectrum to provide service to the public,” T-Mobile…
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charged, citing a December filing by Verizon (see 2112200040). “Verizon’s recent ex parte letter is the latest in a series of disappointing attempts to stall the auction -- this time by seeking to inject an unrelated and irrelevant contractual dispute into the Commission’s consideration of procedures for the 2.5 GHz auction,” T-Mobile said: “Verizon contends that the Commission should, prior to auction, require the release of the relevant terms of existing leases involving the 2.5 GHz band, including the duration, whether there are rights of first refusal, and lease termination provisions.” Verizon didn't comment.