Monday, June 29, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Channel 51 - Bend, OR Update
Today, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Bend, OR. The movement of this TV station from Channel 51 to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to USCellular's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Eugene, OR and T-Mobile's A-Block spectrum in Linn, Deschutes, and Lake counties. It eliminates interference concerns across a total of 7 counties with a total population of 709,258. Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions. Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.
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Final
Daily Digest
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Initial
Daily Digest
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Market
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Call Sign
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Current Channel
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Proposed Channel
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Oklahoma
City, OK
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KSBI(TV)
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51
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23
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Rome, GA
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WPXA(TV)
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51
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31
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Kansas City,
MO
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KPXE-TV
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51
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30
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Dayton, OH
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WKEF(TV)
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51
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18
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Denver, CO
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KCEC(TV)
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51
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26
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Longview, TX
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KCEB
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51
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26
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Lansing, MI
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WLAJ-TV
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51
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25
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Bend, OR
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KOHD
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51
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18
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Providence,
RI
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WJAR(TV)
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51
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50
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Monday, May 11, 2015
AT&T / Plateau FCC Competitive Market Review
The FCC just completed their market review of the AT&T purchase of Plateau/ENMR wireless spectrum and customers. Linked below is the review which includes an overview of the spectrum holdings of major carriers in each market, the available spectrum in each market, and the amount of spectrum that AT&T would hold post transition. This is a great example of the new enhanced review.
Applications of AT&T Inc., E.N.M.R. TelephoneCooperative, Plateau Telecommunications, Inc.,New Mexico RSA 4 East Limited Partnership, andTexas RSA 3 Limited Partnership
Applications of AT&T Inc., E.N.M.R. TelephoneCooperative, Plateau Telecommunications, Inc.,New Mexico RSA 4 East Limited Partnership, andTexas RSA 3 Limited Partnership
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Channel 51 Interference Mitigation - Boston (MA)
Yesterday, the FCC accepted a Channel 51 transition in Providence, RI. The movement of this TV station from Channel 51 to Channel 50, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Boston, MA. It eliminates interference concerns across 22 counties with a total population of 8,228,649 Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions. Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.
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Final Daily Digest |
Initial Daily Digest |
Market |
Call Sign |
Current Channel |
Proposed Channel |
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Oklahoma City, OK |
KSBI(TV) |
51 |
23 |
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Rome, GA |
WPXA(TV) |
51 |
31 |
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Kansas City, MO |
KPXE-TV |
51 |
30 |
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Dayton, OH |
WKEF(TV) |
51 |
18 |
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Denver, CO |
KCEC(TV) |
51 |
26 |
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Longview, TX |
KCEB |
51 |
26 |
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Lansing, MI |
WLAJ-TV |
51 |
25 |
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Bend, OR |
KOHD |
51 |
18 |
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Providence, RI |
WJAR(TV) |
51 |
50 |
Below are the markets, states, and counties affected by the Providence (RI) Channel 51 interference:
AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module. From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county. Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Channel 51 - Bend OR and Market Updates
Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Bend, OR. The movement of this TV station from Channel 51 to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in rural Oregon. It eliminates interference concerns across 7 counties with a total population of 709,258 Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions. Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.
| Final Daily Digest | Initial Daily Digest | Market | Call Sign | Current Channel | Proposed Channel |
| 12/13/2013 | Oklahoma City, OK | KSBI(TV) | 51 | 23 | |
| 9/4/2014 | Rome, GA | WPXA(TV) | 51 | 31 | |
| 9/4/2014 | Kansas City, MO | KPXE-TV | 51 | 30 | |
| 12/23/2014 | 9/18/2014 | Dayton, OH | WKEF(TV) | 51 | 18 |
| 12/16/2014 | 10/17/2014 | Denver, CO | KCEC(TV) | 51 | 26 |
| 12/8/2014 | Longview, TX | KCEB | 51 | 26 |
AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module. From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county. Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
FCC Requests Comments on Commencing Operations in the 600MHz Band
Defining the Commencement of Operations in the 600MHz Band
Click the link above to review the FCC's initial proposal for the shutdown of low power and unlicensed operations in the 600MHz band.
Click the link above to review the FCC's initial proposal for the shutdown of low power and unlicensed operations in the 600MHz band.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
T-Mobile's Promoting Innovation in the 3.5 GHz Band Presentation to the FCC
Promoting Innovation in the 3.5 GHz Band
Click the above link to access T-Mobile's filed presentation with the FCC. When the presentation is opened in Adobe, right click to rotate the presentation clockwise for easier reading.
Click the above link to access T-Mobile's filed presentation with the FCC. When the presentation is opened in Adobe, right click to rotate the presentation clockwise for easier reading.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Verizon Wireless AWS Spectrum Holdings by Market
With the conclusion of Verizon's investor call, I thought it would be worthwhile putting together some facts behind Verizon's statement that they have accumlulated 40MHz or more AWS spectrum in 92 of the Top 100 markets. Unfortunately, they don't define the markets, but from AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool, we have compiled Verizon's AWS spectrum holdings based upon CMA markets. The markets below 40 MHz include: San Juan, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Oklahoma City, McAllen, Springfield, and the New Jersey 2 market. This matches Verizon's statement of 40MHz of AWS spectrum in 92 of the Top 100 markets.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Channel 51 - Lansing MI
Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Lansing, MI. The movement of this TV station from Channel 51 to Channel 25, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Detroit. Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions. Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.
| Final Daily Digest | Initial Daily Digest | Market | Call Sign | Current Channel | Proposed Channel |
| 12/13/2013 | Oklahoma City, OK | KSBI(TV) | 51 | 23 | |
| 9/4/2014 | Rome, GA | WPXA(TV) | 51 | 31 | |
| 9/4/2014 | Kansas City, MO | KPXE-TV | 51 | 30 | |
| 12/23/2014 | 9/18/2014 | Dayton, OH | WKEF(TV) | 51 | 18 |
| 12/16/2014 | 10/17/2014 | Denver, CO | KCEC(TV) | 51 | 26 |
| 12/8/2014 | Longview, TX | KCEB | 51 | 26 |
AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module. From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county. Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Increased Spectrum Depth - Top 100 Markets
For the next four days we will be posting a map each day for one of the national spectrum holders that indicates the amount of spectrum they are adding to their spectrum holdings in the Top 100 Cellular Market Areas. The primary source of the additions on these maps are the AWS-3 spectrum licenses although other proposed (FCC filed) transactions are included. For T-Mobile below, the additional spectrum depth in Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland relates to a 700MHz A-block acquisition from Vulcan while the Pittsburgh market reflects both a 700MHz A-block acquisition (from McBride) and a AWS-3 H block acquisition via the auction.
Friday, February 6, 2015
US - Carrier Aggregation Plans
In the charts below, we present the current carrier aggregation plans for AT&T, Verizon, USCellular, Dish, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Green indicates that particular frequency block is used one time in the aggregation scheme. Yellow indicates that particular frequency block is used twice in the aggregation scheme. For both the green and yellow highlights, only one carrier can be utilized in each frequency block. The blue highlights indicate that multiple carriers can be utilized in each frequency block (non contiguous).
AT&T
Verizon
T-Mobile
Sprint
Dish
US Cellular
Monday, February 2, 2015
AWS-3 Auction Results - Spectrum Grid
AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has been updated to include all of the AWS-3 auction results in all of its Analysis Modules. Below in the Spectrum Grid Module, you can see which carrier acquired the spectrum rights for each of the uplink channels in the Top 5 CMA markets.
The screenshot of the downlink channels also provides a view into where Dish's AWS-4 spectrum fits with their new AWS-3 spectrum.
