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Background: AT&T recently announced a number of spectrum deals. The largest is its acquisition of NextWave for $600 million. AT&T has also announced, or there have been reports of, deals with Cavalier, Horizon, Comcast, and Triad 700.
The following statement can be attributed to John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney at Public Knowledge:
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An important question to ask is why this valuable spectrum was allowed to go unused for so long. To prevent this waste, the FCC needs to adopt build-out policies that discourage speculation, and 'use it or share it' policies that allow for unlicensed use of fallow spectrum. Finally, the FCC needs to update its spectrum screen to discourage the same few companies from acquiring more and more of this vital resource."
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