The FCC has lost its auction authority and until Congress reinstates it, T-Mobile is not allowed to deploy 5G mid-band spectrum it won at auction last year.
. It seems that Congress recently allowed the FCC's auction authority to expire and until this authority is reinstated, the regulatory agency is not allowed to issue the licenses for the 2.5GHz spectrum that T-Mobile won and wants. T-Mobile was able to obtain a small number of the 2.5GHz licenses it won at auction before the FCC's authority expired. to deploy the 2.5GHz spectrum it won at auction in nearly all of the 2,724 counties covered by the spectrum.
One theory suggests that the FCC is allowing T-Mobile to fight its battle with Congress over auction authority Analyst Blair Levin of New Street Research says,"T-Mobile is not simply going to accept the Chair’s assertion about the FCC’s lack of authority to grant the license. The company obviously believes and is willing to spend some political and financial capital to demonstrate that it has a strong argument that granting the licenses is both legally allowed and in the public interest."
T-Mobile also notes that since the auction has long ended, the FCC still has the authority to give the licenses to T-Mobile. The carrier does note that while Congress is deciding what to do about the FCC's auction authority, T-Mobile is requesting the STA due to"extraordinary circumstances." In the application, the wireless provider writes,"While T-Mobile expects that the Commission's auction authority will be restored, the timing for when that will occur is unclear.
There is a theory that would show how devious the FCC really is if true. This theory suggests that the FCC is refusing to allow T-Mobile to deploy the new 2.5GHz spectrum licenses in order to have the carrier fight with Congress in an attempt to get the lawmakers to return to the FCC its auction authority. In order words, if true, the FCC is using T-Mobile to fight its battle with Congress for it.
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