T-Mobile Opposes FirstNet License Renewal Without FCC Probe
T-Mobile asked the FCC to ask additional questions and require more transparency before renewing FirstNet’s band 14 license, which is now before the commission (see 2209230045). T-Mobile competitor AT&T is building the network. “FirstNet appears to permit AT&T to use…
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the sometimes disparate regulatory treatment of FirstNet to AT&T’s marketing advantage,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 12-94. T-Mobile said it doesn’t oppose license renewal, per se. “The Commission must first (i) seek additional information from FirstNet in order to determine whether FirstNet has met its performance obligations; (ii) require FirstNet’s relationships and practices to be fully transparent; (iii) impose conditions on FirstNet to ensure that it conforms to the expectations that Congress established when it directed FirstNet’s creation; and (iv) establish mechanisms to provide appropriate oversight over FirstNet going forward,” the provider said.