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By Bryan Koenig
Law360 (July 6, 2018) -- A coalition of radio frequency engineering firms told the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday that Verizon has "grossly overstated" its nationwide 4G LTE coverage, hurting the mobile wireless carriers the engineering firms serve because the carriers can only get needed FCC funding to boost coverage in areas where coverage is low.
The FCC's Mobility Fund II will provide as much as $4.53 billion over the next decade to subsidize mobile broadband deployment in areas lacking 4G LTE coverage. The subsidies were awarded at auction to bids that most efficiently provide coverage to underserved areas.
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