I'm pretty sure Metro PCS and Cricket also bought up a fair share of 1700 MHz spectrum as well. There's been a steady stream of low-end CDMA phones with a 1700 MHz band for a while now.
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IIRC, verizon bought the 700MHz spectrum license during the auction, didnt they? i think t-mobile is majority owner of the 1700AWS spectrum.
I'm pretty sure Metro PCS and Cricket also bought up a fair share of 1700 MHz spectrum as well. There's been a steady stream of low-end CDMA phones with a 1700 MHz band for a while now.