McDowell CountyNorth Carolina

Summary

Below 6 GHz, T-Mobile holds the most licensed spectrum in McDowell County with 358 MHz. Verizon leads in low-band, the layer that decides rural and indoor coverage, with 71.68 MHz. Verizon holds the most mmWave (2450 MHz), which only matters in the densest few blocks. SpaceX holds 75 MHz intended for satellite-to-phone service, not towers. The FCC has 260 records here from 29 licensees, 71 of them leases.

MHz, uplink and downlink combined, for the five national operators. An operator is credited with spectrum it is licensed for and spectrum it leases in; spectrum it leases out is not subtracted. FirstNet Band 14 is credited to AT&T. Each CBRS Priority Access Licence counts as 10 MHz of high-band. Counting rules.

• Verizon
• AT&T
• T-Mobile
• Dish / EchoStar
• SpaceX
• Other licensees
• No licence on record

1. n71FDD

   600 MHz

   ↓ 617–652 ↑ 663–698 MHz

   • AT&T 10
   • T-Mobile 50

   60 MHz

2. n12FDD

   Lower 700 A/B/C

   ↓ 729–746 ↑ 699–716 MHz

   • AT&T 24
   • T-Mobile 12

   36 MHz

3. n29SDL

   Lower 700 D/E

   717–728 MHz

   • AT&T 6
   • Dish / EchoStar 6

   12 MHz

4. n13FDD

   Upper 700 C

   ↓ 746–756 ↑ 777–787 MHz

   • Verizon 22

   22 MHz

5. n14FDD

   Upper 700 public safety

   ↓ 758–768 ↑ 788–798 MHz

   • AT&T 20

   20 MHz

6. n5FDD

   Cellular 850

   ↓ 869–894 ↑ 824–849 MHz

   • Verizon 49.68

   49.68 MHz

7. n70FDD

   AWS-4 / H block

   ↓ 1995–2020 ↑ 1695–1710 MHz

   • SpaceX 40

   40 MHz

8. n66FDD

   AWS-1 / AWS-3

   ↓ 2110–2200 ↑ 1710–1780 MHz

   • Verizon 40
   • AT&T 30
   • T-Mobile 50
   • SpaceX 20

   140 MHz

9. n25FDD

   PCS + G block includes n2

   ↓ 1930–1995 ↑ 1850–1915 MHz

   • Verizon 40
   • AT&T 30
   • T-Mobile 60
   • SpaceX 10

   140 MHz

10. n30FDD

    WCS

    ↓ 2350–2360 ↑ 2305–2315 MHz

    • AT&T 20

    20 MHz

11. n41TDD

    BRS / EBS 2.5 GHz

    2496–2690 MHz

    • T-Mobile 186

    186 MHz

12. n77TDD

    3.45 GHz + C-band

    3300–4200 MHz

    • Verizon 140
    • AT&T 170

    310 MHz

13. n48TDD

    CBRS

    3550–3700 MHz

    • Dish / EchoStar 10

    10 MHz

14. n258TDD

    24 GHz

    24.25–27.5 GHz

    • T-Mobile 700

    700 MHz

15. n261TDD

    28 GHz

    27.5–28.35 GHz

    • Verizon 850

    850 MHz

16. n260TDD

    37 / 39 GHz

    37–40 GHz

    • Verizon 1600
    • AT&T 800

    2400 MHz

17. n262TDD

    47 GHz

    47.2–48.2 GHz

    • T-Mobile 400
    • Dish / EchoStar 600

    1000 MHz

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