r81984 ATT has been keeping them going, an inch from bankruptcy in exchange for DISH holding this spectrum.
And how was that done where is the money, where’s the proof and where are your links to back up your statements?
This is what AT&T received for pocket change.
What AT&T Is Buying
Mid-band: 30 MHz of 3.45 GHz spectrum (compatible with AT&T’s current 5G network).
Low-band: 20 MHz of 600 MHz spectrum.
Coverage: Licenses span virtually every U.S. market—more than 400 in total.
Average uplift: AT&T says the package adds an average of 50 MHz of low- and mid-band spectrum to its holdings nationwide.
r81984 ATT was not allowed to own these frequencies so there would be competition.
If that was true they are still not be allowed to acquire them.
By the way no one owns frequencies, they are granted and can be clawed back for good cause such as what Dish was running into due to a lack of funding to complete build outs.
I hold a Florida Statewide Private Carriers License nowhere in my licensing is it indicated I own the frequencies I have been granted to use, why because I do not own them, what we paid for and was granted was FCC permission to use and lease out frequencies throughout the State of Florida for use by others.
You don’t seem to understand how FCC licensing works!