T-Mobile has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for temporary access to its 2.5GHz spectrum band as the US carrier seeks to deploy it in specific geographic areas.

This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been several times since. The most recent long-term extension was granted as part ...

Spectrum contributing to the 300-megahertz target can be federal, non-federal, or both. It cannot include any frequencies from Lower 3 GHz or 7.4-8.4 GHz.