AWS-3 Spectrum Auction Over, Bids Total $44.89 Billion
Duopoly gets bigger
With this massive win by AT&T and Verizon, I hope the FCC states, "Okay, you have more than enough, you are no longer in a spectrum crunch, so you need not bid on 600Mhz spectrum, you have more than enough spectrum in all bands to last you for a few decades" and then let T-Mobile, Sprint and USCC scoop it up.
To do this, would be to issue carte blanch to Sprint and T-Mobile in the 600Mhz auction but not to allow AT&T and Verizon in the game plan by way of spectrum counts. Also the next time AT&T and Verizon claim they are short on spectrum and have a crunch and cant offer this or expand here or there, the FCC should then pull those licences and say, "Okay, well its a use it or lose it situation" to wh...
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That's not going to happen. The only stipulation for purchasing spectrum should be that the winner must actually use the spectrum rather than hoard it, effectively freezing out its competitors.
However, it is my hope that the FCC will place forfeiture of some of the 700Mhz licenses held by these carriers, allowing the smaller carriers to bid to create a more robust competitive footprint.
John B.
AT&T and Verizon both have a plethora of spectrum that if used properly in aggregation could be used to increase the speed and capacity of their networks. Instead, they are going to be inefficient by not aggregating the spectrum, and claiming they are still in a crunch for more - the reality is they are doing this to claim they need more, to keep it out of the hands of other carriers.
Honestly, T-Mobile and Sprint can spend every penny they have and never be able to meet the control or the spending power of the big two.
It's time to forget about "Parent Companies" for financial solitude, especially Duetche Telekom.
I do suspect that the 600Mhz is where they will spend far more money. But, so will VZW and AT&T. Guess who will win again and again and again?
John B.
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