Fibertower Corp fka FBBT

[Sandpaints]

Why the 39 Ghz auctions (NEXT YEAR) continue to be important - and why they may soon be delayed even longer.

First is this Verge news story showing that the spectrum blocks AT&T got from Fibertower, and the spectrum blocks Verizon took from Straight Path, were or are not currently in large enough contiguous blocks with the result being they can not achieve the higher speeds at this time:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/4/18125854/verizon-att-5g-speed-test-slow-maui-qualcomm-snapdragon-summit

Second, FCC Chairman Pai seems to be going into CYA mode after having allowed himself to previously turn a blind eye during the spectrum transfer decisions, but now he is putting together an investigation that should give him political cover:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/7/18130925/fcc-investigation-coverage-maps

Never forget Pearl Harbor. I was a kid living on Ford Island Naval Air Station just after the end of WWII.