FCC approves rules for spectrum auction next year, T-Mobile and Sprint put on notice

With a vote that fell along party lines, the Commissioners approved rules for the 2015 600MHz spectrum auction which will reserve portions of spectrum in markets for smaller competitors if conditions warrant.



The amount of spectrum that may be set aside will be less than what T-Mobile, Sprint and other competitors were seeking, however, and that is seen as a small victory for Verizon and AT&T. Moreover, the FCC warned that even these limits could be yanked if a major wireless deal is announced, clearly a shot across the bow of Sprint and T-Mobile who may make such an announcement next ...



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