T-Mobile Elaborates on Plans for Incentive Auction Spectrum, in Meeting at FCC
T-Mobile officials met with FCC staffers on its plans for the licenses it purchased in the TV incentive auction. It updated "the FCC staff on the current status of 600 MHz wireless technology standards,” said a filing in docket 16-306.…
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Its plan to "rapidly deploy the 600 MHz band spectrum for mobile broadband and commence providing service with that spectrum this year" came up, the carrier said. "Access to this low-band spectrum allows T-Mobile to bring new and enhanced competition to rural areas and to strengthen competition and service in urban and suburban areas.” The provider bought the most licenses in the recently concluded auction for $8 billion (see 1704130056). Staff from the Incentive Auction Task Force, including Chair Jean Kiddoo, the Media Bureau, the Wireless Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology attended. T-Mobile is trying to smooth the way to start wireless operations on the incentive auction-acquired spectrum (see 1706050066).