2 edits | Because this is not the same thing...
The FCC decided years ago that they wanted to reclaim the licenses (spectrum) that broadcast TV was using. This was done for many reasons, but mostly because it was a completely inefficient use of valuable spectrum resources.
To do that, they issued new spectrum allocations for digital transmissions and ordered all analog TV broadcast frequencies to be vacated in February 2009.
The FCC does NOT dictate what air interfaces cellular companies can use with their licenses.
They ONLY time the FCC has ever done this was to mandate that existing AMPS (Analog) towers were prohibited to be removed from service until February 2008 so emergency services, and those that relied on AMPS would have ample time to migrate to new services. This date has passed, and AMPS (along with TDMA) has been ripped out of many MANY tower sites. |
