Spectrum
RTG advocates for the auction of more spectrum, in small spectrum blocks, and the imposition of an across-the-board spectrum cap.
RTG Urges FCC to Deny Spectrum Sales from Leap, SpectrumCo and Cox to Verizon Wireless
Cites Evidence of Collusion in Cable Deals
The Rural Telecommunications Group’s (RTG) has filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) two separate petitions to deny pending license sales to Verizon Wireless. RTG’s first petition to deny… Read More »
Assignment of Licenses to Verizon Wireless from SpectrumCo (Comcast) and Cox TMI Wireless (Cox Communications)
On January 18th, RTG and others sent a letter to Chairman Genachowski requesting that the FCC direct the applicants to produce all of the agreements referred to in Verizon’s SEC filing, Comcast’s press release, and any similar… Read More »
FCC Extends deadline for filing comments on sale of Leap Wireless licenses to Verizon
On December 30th, the FCC granted the request by RTG to extend the filing deadline finding that it would be in the public interest to adopt identical comment cycles for the Verizon Wireless/Leap Wireless, Verizon Wireless/SpectrumCo and Verizon Wireless/Cox applications.… Read More »
RTG Applauds FCC’s Release of Report on AT&T’s Proposed Takeover of T-Mobile
The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) commends the FCC’s decision earlier today to release a comprehensive report documenting why AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile will result in public interest harms that vastly outweigh potential benefits. While the Commission has agreed to… Read More »
AT&T’s Proposed Spectrum Sale Further Evidences That T-Mobile Takeover is Only About Removing Competition
Offering Sheet for Nationwide Licenses Says WCS band is used for LTE
It has come to the attention of RTG that AT&T is presently attempting to sell part of its vast nationwide spectrum holdings. This is the same AT&T that… Read More »
