T-Mobile, Sprint Set to Actively Block Verizon's AWS Purchase
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May 12, 2012, 8:51 AM by Eric M. Zeman
T-Mobile, Sprint, the Rural Carrier Association, and Public Knowledge plan to tackle Verizon Wireless's proposed purchase of 122 AWS spectrum licenses from a consortium of cable companies head-on. The groups are prepared to announce a new initiative on Monday called the Alliance for Broadband Competition, which will more aggressively push the government to scrutinize Verizon's plan. Verizon wants to use the AWS spectrum to supplement the 700MHz spectrum it currently uses for its LTE 4G network. The proposal has met with resistance from a wide range of organizations that fear the deal will give Verizon too much spectrum holdings. The deal is being reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission.
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We can also have a congressional and FCC investigation of foreign ownership of TMO-US which is in violation of US ownership laws when it comes to telecommunications. And more investigation on why Sprint and Clear aren't expanding coverage of their spectrum horde that was to be used for wimax? No free passes.
Where is this info coming from, if that was the case Trac phone and Verizon would not be in the US either. Verizon is the majority owner but the not global giant that Vodaphone is. Vodaphone worldwide is bigger than AT&T and Verizon put togethor. T...
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We can also have a congressional and FCC investigation of foreign ownership of TMO-US which is in violation of US ownership laws when it comes to telecommunications. And more investigation on why Sprint and Clear aren
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What about Verizon? Vodafone is a foreign company.
When your Verizon bill is double
...Then all those stupid comments you Verizon fanbois made about leaving them alone won't sound so good. Who will be "whining" then?
Well these two clowns?
These two clowns need to worry about their system, not VZW's. All they do is cry and cry, that its not fair. And their fanboi's here come running out in packs supporting them, and they have no financial gain whatsoever.
Not for nothing, but you just described yourself...just in Verizon's favor. Why bash Sprint or T-Mobile 'fanboi's' crying about what somebody else is going to come out and do? I'm sure you don't have financial interest one way or another either, so s...
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The reason "these clowns" are protesting has nothing to do with their systems. It's all about the price of YOUR service, whichever company you choose. If there was only 1 wireless provider, because they managed to own enough of spectrum to drive every...
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Verizon is doing just fine.
Verizon will be rapped on the knuckles and made to go stand in the corner...next to AT&T.
NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!
Ha!!! That "no soup for you" comment was funny!!! 🤣
Jellz
May 12, 2012, 12:08 PM
I find something about this interesting...
The lack of AT&T opposition... and then the lack of Verizon opposition to the T-Mobile merger deal (while Sprint opposed that tooth and nail).
Just... interesting.
More like lack of will to build out their own systems and improve it, instead of trying to enforce some nonsense on VZW on what they should or shouldn't do.
If VZW wants to swap spectrum fine, just because TMO may need the same AWS spectrum, is n...
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Verizon and Sprint are quite content to divide the baby in half. Neither sees the other carriers as threats. As I have stated elsewhere...there are only two carriers. Sprint and T-Mobile are just hanging in there. Nice to see them come together in...
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