Device Interoperability in 700 MHz Band in Effect Nationwide, AT&T Says
Device interoperability in the lower 700 MHz band is now a fact of life, AT&T said in a report to the FCC reflecting the state of play as of Jan. 10. AT&T reached an agreement with small carriers in September…
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2013, pushed by then acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn (see 1309110036). The 28-month update was one of the commitments AT&T made then. “At this point, it is incontrovertible that the FCC’s goal of promoting interoperability in the Lower 700 MHz spectrum by creating a robust Band 12 ecosystem has been accomplished,” AT&T said. In the 28 months since an FCC order was adopted, “carriers have increasingly deployed 700 MHz A block networks that rely on Band 12 devices,” the report said. T-Mobile aggressively rolled out extended range LTE on low-band 700 MHz A-Block spectrum, “which is now live in over 300 markets covering 185 million Americans” and U.S. Cellular “through its partner King Street Wireless has enabled LTE on 700MHz Band 12 in over 100 markets nationwide,” AT&T said. The report was posted in docket 12-69.