Verizon CEO Asks Rosenworcel Not to Hand 4.9 GHz Band to AT&T

Allowing AT&T's public safety network access to the 4.9 GHz band would be a substantial windfall, according to Verizon.

Verizon CEO Asks Rosenworcel Not to Hand 4.9 GHz Band to AT&T
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WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024 – Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg met last week with the head of the Federal Communications Commission to ask the agency not to hand valuable airwaves to AT&T’s FirstNet wireless public safety network.

Vestberg told FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel that “providing AT&T with access to an additional 50 megahertz of mid-band spectrum valued at over $14 billion and available for commercial use would result in a substantial windfall, particularly at a time when the Commission and other policymakers are working to develop a pipeline for mid-band spectrum,” according to an ex parte filing posted July 1.

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