Smaller Carriers Worry Big Two Will Dominate Spectrum Auctions

Debate rages over FCC authority

Fearing that AT&T and Verizon will gobble up the entire wireless spectrum in an auction, a group of competitors sent a letter to the Congressional Conference Committee considering spectrum auction legislation as one of the "pay-fors" in the payroll tax cut extension.

Like all wireless carriers, the eight companies that wrote the letter Wednesday, including Sprint and T-Mobile, are anxious for Congress to pass legislation that would authorize spectrum auctions to meet the growing demand for wireless services.

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