T-Mobile Meets FCC General Counsel on C Band Auction
T-Mobile's plan for a C-band auction is superior to the C Band Alliance’s proposal, the carrier said. The 180 MHz of spectrum the CBA plan makes available isn’t adequate, agency General Counsel Thomas Johnson and others from his staff heard.…
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“The auction structure would include not only satellite operators but also earth station registrants, which would foster competition and lead to a more efficient reallocation of the spectrum,” T-Mobile said in docket 18-122, posted Friday. “An incentive auction conducted for different geographic areas provides a market-based mechanism to determine the most appropriate balance of terrestrial versus satellite use of the C-band and provides flexibility for that use to vary geographically.” A CBA spokesperson said, "Our detailed response to the T-Mobile proposal is on file at the FCC."