The FCC solicited comments on an application to transfer six lower 700 megahertz C-block licenses and two lower 700 MHz B-block licenses covering parts of Michigan from Agri-Valley Communications, Inc., to AT&T, Inc. “Our preliminary review indicates that AT&T would be assigned 12 to 24 megahertz of Lower 700 MHz spectrum in 37 counties covering seven Cellular Market Areas (‘CMAs’) in parts of Michigan,” the bureau said in a public notice. “Post-transaction, AT&T would hold 120 to 175 megahertz of spectrum in total, and 30 to 55 megahertz of below-1-GHz spectrum, in these seven CMAs.”

As a result, the transaction will be subject to the agency’s “enhanced factor” review, which is used when a deal would result in a carrier having more than one-third of sub-1 gigahertz band spectrum in a market. The bureau sought additional information on the transaction. Petitions to deny are due Sept. 11, oppositions Sept. 21, and replies Sept. 28 in WT docket 15-181.