C Spire Slams T-Mobile on Backhaul; T-Mobile Park Opens in Seattle
C Spire slammed T-Mobile for failing to address complaints about its lack of backhaul in rural markets as it pushes forward on a buy of Sprint, in an FCC filing posted Thursday in docket 18-197. “The only concrete information” T-Mobile…
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has offered in response “pertains to the percentage of T-Mobile’s existing rural sites that have high speed backhaul ‘today,’” C Spire said: “This misses the point, perhaps intentionally. T- Mobile has a long record of providing inadequate coverage in rural America, instead having focused its buildout in and around major metropolitan areas.” T-Mobile responded March 11 that it has substantial high-speed backhaul capabilities for its rural facilities, and has concrete plans in place to further increase bandwidth to meet the performance requirements of the New T- Mobile network." Many details were redacted. Also Thursday, T-Mobile said it cut the ribbon at the Seattle Mariners’ stadium, which is now T-Mobile Park after the carrier bought the naming rights. T-Mobile filed at the FCC a blog by CEO John Legere. “How happy are you with your wireless service today?” Legere asks. “How about your cable or satellite service? Has it been getting better and cheaper lately? If you live in a rural community, do you feel like you have real choices for both mobile and broadband services? What about if you need support -- how is the customer service you get?”