T-Mobile and CenturyLink Seek FCC Consent to the Assignment of Thirteen Lower 700 MHz A Block Licenses

T-Mobile USA and CenturyLink have filed an application seeking the assignment of thirteen Lower 700 MHz A Block licenses from CenturyLink to T-Mobile.

The subject licenses cover geographic areas throughout the United States. The proposed transaction involves the transfer of spectrum; no customers or networks would be transferred.

The Federal Communications Commission’s preliminary review indicates that, as a result of the proposed transaction, T-Mobile would acquire 12 megahertz of Lower 700 MHz A Block spectrum in 179 counties in all or parts of 50 Cellular Market Areas (CMAs) in parts of various states. Post-transaction T-Mobile would hold 32 to 82 megahertz of spectrum in total in these 50 CMAs, including 12 megahertz of spectrum below 1 GHz.

Interested parties must file petitions to deny no later than September 3, 2014. Oppositions to such pleadings must be filed no later than September 15, 2014. Replies to such pleadings must be filed no later than September 22, 2014.