Weekly Spectrum Transactions Summary - February 15, 2019
FCC Spectrum Transactions from February 13, 2019
In this week's FCC spectrum transactions, Verizon filed to acquire 21 Cellular, PCS, AWS-1 and AWS-3 licenses from Cable & Cellular Communications in Montana. Cable & Cellular was a primary provider for Verizon's roaming services in rural Montana. Verizon also filed to acquire 16 PCS and AWS-1 call signs in Iowa. I believe this is a response to strengthen their network presence in Iowa on the heals of T-Mobile purchasing Iowa Wireless. Verizon also is acquiring full ownership of 7 call signs in Texas and Oklahoma from their majority owned partnership. MDS Capital (Michael Dell) filed to acquire 60 MVDDS licenses from MDS Operations. These are 12.2 GHz licenses that are primarily owned nationwide by Dish. Each of these licenses provide 500 MHz of downlink bandwidth. This spectrum is still being considered for 5G deployment. Finally, Sprint submitted new lease for 9 call signs in Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, and California. Sprint previously controlled all of these call signs with leases, but the new leases likely are just changing the lease agreement terms.
| Purpose | Assignee | Assignor | CallSign | Map | RadioService | Market | Channel |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | KNKR289 | Cell | CMA525 - Montana 3 - Phillips | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPZP786 | Cell | CMA525 - Montana 3 - Phillips | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQJA271 | AWS-1 | CMA525 - Montana 3 - Phillips | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WRCR208 | AWS-3 | CMA525 - Montana 3 - Phillips | G | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Alliance Communications Cooperative | WQKD787 | AWS-1 | CMA427 - Iowa 16 - Lyon | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Chester Telephone Company | WQXW409 | AWS-3 | CMA627 - South Carolina 3 - Cherokee | G | |
| Assignment | Verizon | CL Tel Wireless | WQND994 | PCS | BTA285 - Mason City, IA | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | CL Tel Wireless | WQNR444 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | CL Tel Wireless | WQOQ833 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Comm 1 Wireless | WQKD786 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | KNKA258 | Cell | CMA081 - El Paso, TX | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | KNKA544 | Cell | CMA287 - Bryan-College Station, TX | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | KNLF214 | PCS | MTA007 - Dallas-Fort Worth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | WQGD506 | AWS-1 | CMA233 - Wichita Falls, TX | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | WQLG579 | AWS-1 | BEA125 - Oklahoma City, OK | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | WQYV624 | PCS | MTA014 - Houston | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Verizon Partnership | WQYV628 | PCS | MTA014 - Houston | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Dumont Wireless | WQKD781 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | FMTC Wireless | WQGV743 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | FMTC Wireless | WQND992 | PCS | BTA285 - Mason City, IA | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | FMTC Wireless | WQVW282 | AWS-1 | BEA106 - Rochester, MN-IA-WI | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | FWC Communications | KNLF436 | PCS | BTA285 - Mason City, IA | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | FWC Communications | WQLG447 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Mutual Telephone Company | WQGB387 | AWS-1 | CMA427 - Iowa 16 - Lyon | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Rockwell Cooperative Telephone | WQKD783 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | WCTA Wireless | WQLD570 | AWS-1 | CMA425 - Iowa 14 - Kossuth | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | WCTA Wireless | WQND993 | PCS | BTA285 - Mason City, IA | C | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | KNKR290 | Cell | CMA526 - Montana 4 - Daniels | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | KNKR293 | Cell | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPON362 | PCS | BTA041 - Billings, MT | F | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPSD973 | Cell | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPTV839 | Cell | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPVK992 | Cell | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPYN243 | PCS | BTA041 - Billings, MT | F | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPZQ261 | Cell | CMA526 - Montana 4 - Daniels | B | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WPZU775 | PCS | BTA171 - Great Falls, MT | F | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQGT857 | AWS-1 | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQJA272 | AWS-1 | CMA526 - Montana 4 - Daniels | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQJA273 | AWS-1 | CMA529 - Montana 7 - Fergus | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQJA274 | AWS-1 | CMA531 - Montana 9 - Carbon | A | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WQVP465 | AWS-3 | CMA532 - Montana 10 - Prairie | G | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WRCR207 | AWS-3 | CMA529 - Montana 7 - Fergus | G | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WRCR209 | AWS-3 | CMA526 - Montana 4 - Daniels | G | |
| Assignment | Verizon | Cable & Cellular Communications | WRCR210 | AWS-3 | CMA531 - Montana 9 - Carbon | G | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR560 | MVD | MVD046 - Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR561 | MVD | MVD049 - Albuquerque-Santa Fe | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR562 | MVD | MVD051 - Jacksonville, Brunswick | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR563 | MVD | MVD054 - Austin | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR564 | MVD | MVD061 - Charleston-Huntington | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR565 | MVD | MVD064 - Flint-Saginaw-Bay City | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR566 | MVD | MVD066 - Wichita-Hutchinson Plus | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR567 | MVD | MVD074 - Tucson (Sierra Vista) | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR568 | MVD | MVD078 - Omaha | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR569 | MVD | MVD087 - South Bend-Elkhart | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR570 | MVD | MVD089 - Jackson, MS | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR571 | MVD | MVD090 - Tri-Cities, TN-VA | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR572 | MVD | MVD092 - Davenport-R.Island-Moline | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR573 | MVD | MVD093 - Waco-Temple-Bryan | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR574 | MVD | MVD095 - Baton Rouge | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR575 | MVD | MVD097 - Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR576 | MVD | MVD098 - Savannah | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR577 | MVD | MVD099 - Evansville | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR578 | MVD | MVD101 - El Paso | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR579 | MVD | MVD105 - Charleston, SC | A | |
| Assignment | MSD Capital | MDS Operations | WQAR580 | MVD | MVD106 - Springfield-Holyoke | A |