Cellular South to Skip Verizon's LTE Licensing Deal
Why should they?
It would make no sense for Cellular South to do this deal with VZW. First, CS got their own spectrum in the recent auctions. Second, and possibly more importantly, CS has been the dominant carrier in Mississippi, while VZW is a relative newcomer in most parts of the state. Why would CS want to build a network for a competing carrier?
I agree. Since they have their own spectrum it makes no sense to use Verizon's. I do not understand why they even made a statement except perhaps to perform a bit of posturing. It doesn't surprise me though. They have that little carrier syndrome....
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Verizon is a stack of scumbags.
First they convince the FCC to subsidize the expansion of the rural carriers being taking the stance of a "caring bigger carrier looking out for the little guys" and now they are trying to convince the rural carriers to use thier spectrum with the FCC's blessing.
This is crap.
This is crap.
On the surface, Verizon's offer to let the smaller carriers use its spectrum almost seems generous... but don't forget, the Big Red only looks out for itself. The question becomes: What kind of non compete agreements will a smaller carrier have to si...
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If you paid for something would you let everyone use it for free?
