FCC auction will put key 5G spectrum up for grabs

The other day, we told you that the FCC had given Sprint a waiver allowing the carrier and T-Mobile to discuss bidding tactics before the upcoming FCC auction 103. Usually, this kind of pre-auction coordination is frowned upon by the regulatory agency. However, the FCC has basically approved the merger internally (three out of five commissioners have given the thumbs up) and all that remains is the official vote tally. And both T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to work out a settlement with the 16 remaining state attorneys general and the AG of Washington D.C. who are seeking to block the merger ...

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