Sprint apparently sitting out millimeter wave auctions
Three of the big four U.S. mobile operators—AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless—will take part in the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s upcoming millimeter wave auctions, which cover frequencies in the 24 GHz and 28 GHz bands.
Auction 101, which covers the 28 GHz band, is set to kick-off on Nov. 14, and be immediately followed by Auction 102 covering the 24 GHz licenses. The 28 GHz licenses will be offered in two 425 megahertz blocks allocated by county; the 24 GHz licenses will be offered in seven 100 megahertz blocks based on generic blocks in each Partial Economic Area.
Complete applications for Auction 101 have been submitted by: 8538 GREEN STREET LLC, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Aries Wireless LLC, AT&T Spectrum Frontiers LLC, Beyerle, David E, Central Broadband 24/28 GHz Consortium, Cityfront Wireless LLC, Connection Capital, LLC, Crestone Wireless L.L.C., Day Management Corporation, High Band License Co LLC, Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Howard, Judith, Inland Cellular LLC, LICT Wireless Broadband Company, LLC, NEIT Services, LLC, Nsight Spectrum, LLC, Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Pine Belt Cellular, Inc., Public Service Wireless Services, Inc., RNB Spectrum, LLC, Roller Network LLC, Townes 5G, LLC, Union Telephone Company, Universal Electrical Contractors, Williams, Leslie.
Incomplete applications for bidding in Auction 101 have been submitted by: Atlantic Seawinds Communications, LLC, BDCIH Wireless, LLC, BroadBand One of the Midwest, Inc, Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Frontier Communications Corporation, FTC Management Group, Inc, Mark Twain Communications Company, MetaLINK Technologies, Inc., mmWaveBroadband Co., Nemont Communications, Inc., Northern Valley Communications, LLC, Nuvera Communications, Inc, Rock Port Telephone Company, S&T Communications, SANN Consortium, T-Mobile License LLC, TelAlaska Cellular, Inc., Trace Fiber Networks, LLC, Tradewinds Wireless Holdings, LLC, United States Cellular Corporation, van Steenis, Ryan, Western Independent Networks, Inc -OR, Windstream Services, LLC.
Complete applications for Auction 102 have been submitted by: 8538 GREEN STREET LLC, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, In, Aries Wireless LLC, AT&T Spectrum Frontiers LLC, Beyerle, David E, Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Central Broadband 24/28 GHz Consortium, Cityfront Wireless LLC, Connection Capital, LLC, Cox Communications, Inc, Crestone Wireless L.L.C., Day Management Corporation, Docomo Pacific, Inc, High Band License Co LLC, Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Howard, Judith, Inland Cellular LLC, Kitsune Communications LLC, LICT Wireless Broadband Company, LLC, NEIT Services, LLC, Nsight Spectrum, LLC, One Ring Networks III, Inc., Pine Belt Cellular, Inc, Public Service Wireless Services, Inc., RNB Spectrum, LLC, Roller Network LLC, RSA 1 Limited Partnership, Skyriver Spectrum & Technology LLC, Starry Spectrum Holdings LLC, TeleGuam Holdings, LLC, Tri County Radio, Union Telephone Company, Universal Electrical Contractors, Williams, Leslie.
Incomplete applications for Auction 102 have been submitted by: ATI Sub LLC, Atlantic Seawinds Communications, LLC, BDCIH Wireless, LLC, Bluegrass Consortium, BroadBand One of the Midwest, Inc, Canby Telephone Assocaiton DBA DirectLink, Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Frontier Communications Corporation, FTC Management Group, Inc., Mark Twain Communications Company, NBVDS Investment, L.L.C., Northern Valley Communications, LLC, Nuvera Communications, Inc, Rock Port Telephone Company, S&T Communications, Samba Capital Partners, LLC, SANN Consortium, Spectrum Financial Partners, LLC, T-Mobile License LLC, The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, Trace Fiber Networks, LLC, Tradewinds Wireless Holdings, LLC, United States Cellular Corporation, van Steenis, Ryan, Western Independent Networks, Inc -OR, Windstream Services, LLC.
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