T-Mobile is going to acquire more A-Block spectrum from investment company I-700 A Block, LLC. According to the FCC filing, the deal only involves the transfer of spectrum and not the transfer of any network assets or customers. Assuming the FCC approves, the deal would cover a number of counties:
Illinois – Crawford, Edwards, Lawrence, Massac, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, White.
Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
Kentucky – Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, Webster.
In each of these counties the rollout will be fairly even, with each getting 12MHz of spectrum, enough for 5+5 LTE in the lower frequency. It’s important to note that AT&T and Verizon both already own 700MHz spectrum in these markets. AT&T has B-block and D-block, while Verizon owns upper C-block. More importantly, the areas covered will ensure that T-Mobile can reach up to 1.1 million more people with its LTE network.
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