AT&T grabs more WCS spectrum for LTE buildout

AT&T is seeking Federal Communications Commission permission to acquire two WCS 2.3 GHz licenses from San Diego Gas & Electric, saying they will enable the operator to expand its wireless broadband capacity and provide more robust mobile broadband services in San Diego.

The proposed transaction would assign 10 MHz of C and D Block WCS spectrum to AT&T in San Diego, according to an FCC public notice. Speaking yesterday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said those spectrum transfers, along with Verizon Wireless' 700 MHz B Block spectrum -- which Verizon intends to sell and AT&T plans to bid for -- could give AT&T a solid spectrum position for the next three to five years.