The nation's largest mobile carrier, Verizon, has agreed to sell some of its 700MHz spectrum to U.S. Cellular. Involved in the transaction is the Oklahoma City 700 MHz A block license covering Oklahoma City and 31 other counties within the state of Oklahoma which covers 1.9 million people. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed and the FCC must still sign off on the deal.
Vereizon has made a deal to sell some more 700MHz spectrum to U.S. Cellular
Big Red has been on a selling spree with its 700MHz spectrum. Since 2011, the operator has sold or has agreed to enter into a deal to sell 37 of its licenses dealing with the 700MHz spectrum. 11 different carriers have been on the other side of those transactions, including previous dealings with U.S. Cellular. To help get 4G LTE built out in rural areas, Verizon is leasing upper 700 MHz C-block spectrum to 20 rural operators.
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