Verizon, Dish and Cable Are Winners in 5G U.S. Airwaves Sale
- Charter and Comcast are also won airwaves rights, FCC says
- Airwaves auction ended last week, raising $4.6 billion
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Verizon Communications Inc. and Dish Network Corp. were the top winners in a U.S. auction of airwaves that also saw cable providers take home rights to use the frequencies that are useful for fast 5G service, the Federal Communications Commission said.
The agency in an emailed statement released results of the auction that raised $4.6 billion in bidding that concluded Aug. 25.