Cricket and Verizon swap spectrum

While yesterday’s news of Cricket potentially buying spectrum from the AT&T/T-Mobile merger was a bit more exciting, today’s news is still beneficial to Cricket. Verizon and Cricket have agreed to swap some spectrum, pending FCC approval. That will allow both companies to expand their networks. Cricket will get spectrum in Chicago that will allow it to offer LTE services. Verizon will get various blocks from across the country that will aid both its EVDO and its LTE services. It sounds like a win-win for these companies, though Cricket clearly benefits from gaining the ability to launch an LTE network in one of the nation’s largest markets.
 
Via FierceWireless.

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1. mel martin Says
   

   Thats good news as i am a new cricket customer

   
   Posted on January 31st, 2012 at 2:52 pm

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