T-Mobile, US Cellular Among Those Filing Applications for Next High-Band Auction
The FCC said 39 companies filed short-form applications to bid in the auction of high-band spectrum in the upper 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands, which starts Dec. 10. Among those with complete applications are T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular and…
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numerous smaller carriers, including Blue Ridge Wireless, East Kentucky Network, Horry Telephone Co-op and Alaska Wireless Network. The FCC said 10 companies filed short-form applications deemed incomplete. They include Docomo Pacific, Nsight Spectrum, Union Telephone Company, Windstream Services and Zebra Microsystems. The Office of Economics and Analytics and the Wireless Bureau released the public notice Monday. Those filing incomplete applications have until Oct. 22 to address deficiencies. Upfront payments are due that same day. In the initial high-band auctions, Verizon, U.S. Cellular and T-Mobile were the big bidders in the 28 GHz auction, AT&T and T-Mobile in the 24 GHz auction (see 1906030063).