AT&T takes advantage of early C-band clearing

AT&T, which was the second biggest spender in the Federal Communications Commission's C-band auction in 2021, is taking advantage of the satellite companies’ early clearing of the band to access its full C-band spectrum holdings. AT&T has been deploying a combination of C-band and 3.45 GHz across the country, with its 5G network mid-band network now covering more than 175 million people. AT&T’s nationwide 5G network, which includes low-band spectrum, covers about 290 million people. AT&T said it’s now doubling its available C-band spectrum for deployment. Specifically, AT&T now has access to a minimum 100 megahertz of total mid-band spectrum in the contiguous US and an average of 120 megahertz nationwide; that’s bandwidth in every available city, or 406 locations in total.