If Sprint and T-Mobile get the FCC to...
If Sprint and T-Mobile get the FCC to change spectrum aggregation rules for the TV incentive auction “it could drive up prices for what little spectrum is still available in the secondary market,” BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said Thursday in…
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a research note. Both major carriers this week filed petitions for reconsideration seeking changes to the May 15 spectrum holdings order (CD Aug 13 p1). If the two are successful Dish Network could be the winner, with its extensive spectrum holdings, Piecyk wrote. “If not successful, Sprint and T-Mobile will be further disadvantaged to cost-effectively build network coverage, a clear positive for their dominant competitors, AT&T and Verizon."