Nearly 75 entities have applied to bid in Auction 107, an auction of 280 MHz of coveted mid-band spectrum in the C-band between 3.7-3.98 GHz. The list of would-be C-band bidders reads like a “Who’s Who” of service providers and…
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Nextlink CBRS Spectrum Plans Revealed
Nextlink today revealed some additional details about how it will use the spectrum it won in the recent Citizen’s Band Radio Service (CBRS) auction. As expected, Nextlink CBRS plans involve bringing fixed wireless to rural areas where high-speed broadband is…
FCC Takes Steps Toward Another Mid-Band Spectrum Auction, Could Create Wide Mid-Band 5G Spectrum Swath
The FCC is taking the first steps toward another mid-band spectrum auction. The commission will vote late this month on several items aimed at making spectrum between 3.45 GHz and 3.55 GHz, known as the 3.45 GHz band, available for…
Nextlink Xstreamair Purchase Expands Nextlink Fixed Wireless Network
Fixed wireless broadband provider Nextlink Internet said it has purchased Iowa-based Xtreamair, another fixed wireless provider. The Nextlink Xstreamair purchase will expand Nextlink’s footprint into western Iowa, and Nextlink said it will expand the Xstreamair network so that subscribers will…
Big CBRS Auction Winners: Verizon, Windstream, Dish, Cable Companies
Verizon spent the most money in the CBRS spectrum auction, according to a summary of CBRS auction winners released from the FCC today. The company will pay $1.9 billion for 557 licenses in 157 counties. Of all major carriers, Verizon…
CBRS Auction Pace Slows Down as Bids Hit $4.5 Billion
The CBRS spectrum auction has now raised $4.5 billion but the pace of increase has slowed as winning CBRS auction bids in many key counties have been determined. As of late this afternoon, there were only 49 counties in which…
CBRS Auction Proceeds Now Surpass $4 Billion
The tote board keeps adding up as CBRS auction proceeds passed the $4 billion mark less than three weeks after the auction started started. Momentum may be slowing though, as the move to $3 billion from $4 billion took longer…
As Industry Drools Over C-Band 5G Spectrum, ACA Urges FCC to Reconsider C-band Relocation
ACA Connects: America’s Communications Association has asked the FCC to stay the August 31 deadline for earth station owners to make a choice about the future of their operations as the commission gets set to auction a portion of the…
CBRS Auction Bids Cruise Past $3 Billion
The CBRS auction bid total has now exceeded $3 billion. The fast-paced auction started just over two weeks ago, and already proceeds have exceeded the amount that some pundits expected the entire auction to raise. Just Friday we reported that…
FCC Adopts C-Band Auction Rules for Mid-Band 5G Spectrum, Start Date in December
The FCC today adopted rules for the planned auction of spectrum in the C-band. The band includes 280 MHz of spectrum between 3.7 and 3.98 GHz and is considered mid-band spectrum well suited to 5G deployment. The auction, to be…
Qualified CBRS Auction Bidders Total 271, Including Numerous Rural Providers
More than 250 applicants have qualified to bid in Auction 105 of spectrum in the CBRS band, which is scheduled to start July 23. The full total of 271 qualified CBRS auction bidders includes all three nationwide wireless carriers AT&T,…
Rural Broadband Bills Aplenty – Here’s a List of Them
The COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders have awakened Americans to the digital divide and the lack of high-speed broadband in some rural areas. Legislators have a wide range of ideas about how to address this, as evidenced by at least…
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