US Cellular interested in Verizon’s unused 700MHz licenses, pushes for interoperability

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Last month Verizon announced that it would be willing to sell off its unused 700MHz spectrum licenses — if the government agreed to approve its purchase of $ 3.6 billion worth of spectrum from several cable companies. US Cellular appears to be interested, with the company’s CEO Mary Dillon recently meeting with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to discuss the matter, while also pushing the FCC to take a stance in ensuring interoperability between 700MHz networks. According to a follow-up letter sent after the meeting, US Cellular stated that it could greatly help LTE devices running in band class 12 — one of four band classes used within the 700MHz spectrum — but that it didn’t need to do the heavy lifting itself. A purchase of the…

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