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• Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk

  Verizon Wins $3.2 Billion of AWS-3 Spectrum in FCC Auction 113

  Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon

  

  Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins91% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 91%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better98 days agoPublic notice DA 26-633, "Released: June 26, 2026", announces the Auction 113 winning bidders; it says bidding concluded on June 23, 2026.^[1]

  Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, won 82 of the 200 AWS-3 licenses in FCC Auction 113 for $3.16 billion, the bulk of the $3.57 billion the auction raised from seven winning bidders.

  $3.2B

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• Telecom09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Supreme Court Upholds Verizon's $47M Location-Data Fine

  Supreme Court of the United States, 1 1st Street Northeast, Washington, DC 20543, United StatesVerizon

  

  Starts 06/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better120 days agoThe slip opinion reads "No. 25-406. Argued April 21, 2026 - Decided June 4, 2026", decided together with No. 25-567, Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission.^[1]

  The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the FCC can issue forfeiture orders without a jury, upholding the ruling against Verizon over its $46.9 million fine for selling access to customers' location data and reversing AT&T's win over its $57 million fine.

  $46.9M

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• Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk

  FCC Lets Verizon Drop Its 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule

  Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon

  

  Starts 01/12/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better263 days agoOrder DA 26-43 reads "Adopted: January 12, 2026 Released: January 12, 2026" and "this Order IS EFFECTIVE upon release"; it runs "until such time as the Commission decides on an appropriate industry-wide approach", so it has no end date.^[1]

  The FCC waived the rule forcing Verizon alone among national carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation, citing handset theft and trafficking; Verizon now follows the CTIA industry code until the FCC sets an industry-wide policy.

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• Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk

  FCC Approves Verizon's Frontier Deal After DEI Pledge

  Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon

  

  Starts 05/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoThe FCC^[1] release is datelined "WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025" and says "Today, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier".

  The FCC approved Verizon's $20 billion Frontier purchase after Verizon committed to ending its DEI practices, with Chairman Brendan Carr citing fiber builds of 1 million or more homes a year and commitments to tower crews.

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