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T-Mobile, Verizon Agree on Virtues of LTE-U

T-Mobile and Verizon don’t agree on everything, but they’re united on the benefits of LTE-unlicensed, representatives said in a meeting with Brendan Carr, aide to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. The carriers reported on a meeting, held along with Qualcomm, to…

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make the case there's ‘”broad” industry consensus on "the remarkable consumer benefits of LTE-U,” said a filing in docket 15-105. “We emphasized our longstanding support of unlicensed spectrum and our strong commitment to Wi-Fi,” they said. “We explained that LTE-U is based on 3GPP’s [3rd Generation Partnership Project] current standards … and fully complies with the FCC’s Part 15 regulations.” In a second filing, this time joined by the Competitive Carriers Association, they reported on similar meetings with Erin McGrath, aide to Commissioner Mike O'Rielly, and Johanna Thomas, aide to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. Earlier, they met with Louis Peraertz, aide to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.