FCC Grants More Than 4,000 Flexible-Use 3.45 GHz Wireless Licenses

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief

The FCC on Wednesday granted 4,041 flexible-use licenses for wireless services in the 3.45 GHz band to winning bidders in Auction 110. The auction closed in January.  The five bidders with the largest total gross bids were: AT&T: $9.1B; DISH (bidding as Weminuche): $7.3B; T-Mobile: $2.9B; 345 Spectrum: $1.3B and UScellular: $579M. Verizon did not bid, Inside Towers reported.  The five bidders winning the most licenses were: AT&T: 1,624; DISH: 1,232; UScellular: 380; Cherry Wireless: 319 and T-Mobile: 199. Continue Reading