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T-Mobile has certainly kept itself busy by building out its 5G network with the 600MHz spectrum it won back in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s 2017 auction. And true enough, this decision has earned them the title as the early 5G leader.
Apparently, AT&T is not too happy about this and has asked the FCC to limit any additional 5G airwaves that T-Mo intends to buy. In fact, AT&T penned a letter formalizing this request. The carrier asked the FCC to review the amount of 5G spectrum owned by the Un-Carrier.
AT&T also released a blog post related to a mid-band spectrum screen for 5G leadership. And while they didn’t mention T-Mo in the post, it did reveal that it already filed a petition with the FCC to use a spectrum screen for mid-band airwaves.
Once the FCC applies a spectrum screen, it can determine whether mid-band spectrum purchases could “cause competitive harm by allowing a licensee to hold so much mid-band spectrum in a given market that it becomes impossible for others to compete effectively.”
There is no current cap on how much mid-band spectrum a carrier is allowed to own. The screening, however, will check for acquisitions that a single entity would hold over 33% of relevant frequencies in a single market. If this is the case, the FCC will be conducting a more thorough investigation to see if rivals would be harmed by the purchase.
More details will be revealed once the FCC addresses the request.
Source: Phone Arena
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