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subject to certain conditions.37' In addition, in April 2012, the Commission consented to the transfer of
13 AWS-1 licenses in 20 full and partitioned portions of 27 AWS-1 licenses from AT&T to T-Mobile.372
This transaction was the result of a break-up provision between AT&T and Deutsche Telekom for the
proposed, but ultimately withdrawn, application for the sale of T-Mobile to AT&T.373 T-Mobile
acquired 10-20 megahertz of spectrum in 128 CMAs covering 121 million people (or approximately 39
percent of the U.S. population).374 In August 2012, AT&T was a party to separate applications seeking
Commission consent to assign 51 WCS licenses and 12 AWS-1 licenses from Comcast, Horizon, and
Nextwave to AT&T. On August 31, 2012, the Commission consolidated the review of these AT&T
applications.375 On September 14, 2012, an additional application was filed to assign two WCS licenses
from San Diego Gas & Electric to AT&T, which was also consolidated. The Commission approved the
acquisition of all these respective licenses on December 18, 2012.376
112. The spectrum-only transactions involving Verizon Wireless included a series of
interrelated assignments and exchanges with Leap Wireless, SpectrumCo, Cox, and T-Mobile. In
November 2011, Verizon Wireless and Leap filed applications seeking Commission consent to assign
certain 700 MHz, AWS, and PCS licenses between the two applicants. Specifically, the parties sought to
assign, from Verizon Wireless to Leap, the 700 MHz Lower Band A Block license for the Chicago BEA,
and to assign, from Leap to Verizon Wireless, 23 PCS and 13 AWS-1 licenses in full; disaggregated
portions of one PCS license and one AWS-1 license; and partitioned portions of five AWS-1 licenses.377
Shortly thereafter, in early 2012, Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo, and Cox Wireless filed two separate
applications seeking Commission consent to assign 122 AWS-1 licenses to Verizon Wireless from
SpectrumCo, and 30 AWS-1 licenses to Verizon Wireless from Cox.78 In June 2012, Verizon Wireless
and T-Mobile filed applications for the assignment and exchange of a number of full and partial AWS-1
3" See A T&T-Qualcomm Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 17591 5.
3' Applications of T-Mobile License LLC, AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC and New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
for Consent To Assign AWS-1 Licenses, WT Docket No. 12-21, Order. 27 FCC Rcd 4124 (WTB 2012) (T-Mobile-
AT& T Order).
373 See T-Mobile-AT&T Order, 27 FCC Rcd at 4125 3; Applications of AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG For
Consent To Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, WT Docket No. 11-65, Order, 26 FCC Rcd
16184 (WTB 2011); AT& T Ends Bid to Add Network Capacity through T-Mobile USA Purchase, Press Release,
AT&T. Dec. 19, 2011, available at http:i/w ww.att.com/ienipress-
room'?pid= 22146& dvnn=nes&newsarticleid :-33560. (visited Nov. 19, 2012).
374 ULS File Nos. 0005005682, 0005005685, 0005005687 and 0005016840.
37s AT&T Seeks FCC Consent to the Assignment and Transfer of Control of WCS and AWS-1 Licenses, WT
Docket No. 12-240, Public Notice, DA 12-1341 (WTB 2012). As part of its application, AT&T and Nextwave also
have applied for the transfer of control of certain NextWave subsidiaries to AT&T. AT&T has also proposed to
acquire WCS spectrum from San Diego Gas & Electric Company in CMA 18 (San Diego, California), review of
which has been consolidated with the other pending WCS applications. Public Notice Consolidating Review of
Additional Application, WT Docket No. 12-240, Public Notice, DA 12-1513 (WTB 2012).
376 See Applications of AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC, New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, Comcast Corporation,
Horizon Wi-Com, LLC, NextWave Wireless, Inc., and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, WT Docket No. 12-
240, Memorandum Opinion and Order (rel. Dec. 18, 2012).
"7 Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless Seek FCC Consent to the Exchange of Lower 700 MHz Band A Block,
AWS-, and Personal Communications Service Licenses," ULS File Nos. 0004942973, 0004942992, 0004952444,
0004949596, 0004949598, Revised Pleading Cycle Established, Public Notice, 27 FCC Red 367 (WTB 2012).
Verizon Wireless acquired two of the partitioned AWS-1 licenses from Savary Island and the remaining licenses
from Cricket License Company.
an CellCo Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo, LLC, and Cox TMI Wireless, LLC Seek FCC Consent
to the Assignment of AWS-1 Licenses, ULS File Nos. 0004993617 and 0004996680, Pleading Cycle Established,
Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 360 (WTB 2012).3784
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