FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum

Separately, a group representing rural mobile carriers criticized the approvals, saying the FCC ignored competition concerns raised by small wireless operators. The spectrum sales “continue the troubling pattern of spectrum aggregation that disadvantages rural wireless providers, stifles competition in the wireless marketplace, and hinders the deployment of wireless services—particularly in the hardest-to-serve rural areas,” the Rural Wireless Association said. …