Cable Opposes Giving Prime Airwaves to FirstNet
NCTA joined T-Mobile and Verizon in calling the move a windfall for FirstNet vendor AT&T.

NCTA joined T-Mobile and Verizon in calling the move a windfall for FirstNet vendor AT&T.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2024 – The cable industry’s main lobbying group has an opinion on who should control an important band of public safety spectrum: Not AT&T’s FirstNet.
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