All major U.S. wireless carriers have filed applications to participate in an auction of mid-band 2.5 GHz spectrum scheduled to start July 29, as have several dozen smaller companies. AT&T, T-Mobile, UScellular and 36 other companies submitted complete applications, according…
The FCC has granted all licenses won in the auction of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band that concluded earlier this year. There were thirteen winning bidders in the auction, including AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile, UScellular and smaller carriers. The 3.45…
The FCC said yesterday that the auction of vacant spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band, designated as Auction 108, will begin on July 29. The auction will include approximately 3,000 licenses to be issued by county, with up to three…
The FCC plans to kick off an auction of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for a date in July, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel told attendees in an address at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today. According to the FCC…
New, next-generation 911 services could be funded by proceeds from the upcoming spectrum auctions under a plan FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed in a speech yesterday at the National Press Club. The FCC’s auction spectrum authority is scheduled to expire…
UScellular says that its strategy of supporting its 5G growth by leveraging mid-band spectrum won via spectrum auctions has succeeded. The company sees the mid-band as the right combination of coverage and speed. It says that its success is the…
AT&T and Dish were the biggest winners in Auction 110 of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band, according to information released by the FCC today. Together, the two companies’ winning bids account for 73% of the $22.5 billion raised in…
The clock phase of Auction 110 of mid-band spectrum between 3.45-3.55 GHz has concluded, raising $21.8 billion. All but 19 of the 4,060 available licenses had winning bids. Winning bidders will not be known until the assignment phase of the…
Day one of Auction 110 of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band raised $672.4 million, the FCC said this afternoon. Thirty-three companies qualified to bid in the auction, including all three nationwide wireless providers – AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The…
The FCC today released rules for Auction 110 of spectrum between 3.45-3.55 GHz, also known as the 3.45 GHz band. The auction is scheduled to start October 5. The rules call for licenses to be auctioned in 10 blocks, each…
The boom in fixed wireless deployments has been driven by a combination of technology advances and greater availability of suitable spectrum – and the fixed wireless industry is eyeing more spectrum that the government expects to make available. In a…
All companies that had winning bids in the C-band spectrum auction have submitted long-form applications to the FCC that have been deemed “acceptable for filing.” There were 21 C-band winning bidders. As the FCC explains in a public notice, there…
What’s happening with broadband and why is it important? Find out by subscribing to Telecompetitor’s newsletter today.