T-Mobile US is looking to acquire more 700 MHz A Block spectrum covering parts of Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Texas, as more filings related to the carrier\'s 700 MHz spectrum purchases become public, Telecompaper.com tells us on Sept 29, 2014.

According to the latest filings, T-Mobile is seeking to gain control of spectrum from McBride Spectrum Partners LLC in western Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmorland. Additionally, T-Mobile wants to acquire 700 MHz airwaves from David Miller, an individual spectrum holder, in several counties in New Mexico and Texas near El Paso, Texas.

According to Brian Goemmer, an analyst with wireless spectrum research firm AllNet Labs, the McBride transaction covers 2.91 million PoPs. The Miller transaction covers around 903,000 PoPs.

In the past two months, according to T-Mobile CEO John Legere and CTO Neville Ray, T-Mobile has made spectrum deals with smaller A Block spectrum license holders that cover a little under 18 million PoPs.

AllNet\'s spectrum database shows that the transactions that have come to light to date add up to approximately 13.45 million PoPs. Those deals include T-Mobile\'s purchase of spectrum from CenturyLink subsidiary Actel (6.4 million PoPs), McBride (2.91 million), Frontier Communications (1.51 million), I-700 A Block LLC (1.1 million), Dave Miller (903,000) and Thomas Kurian (623,000).

The purchases build on the A Block spectrum T-Mobile purchased from Verizon Wireless for USD 2.4 billion covering 158 million PoPs in a deal announced in January. T-Mobile plans to use the spectrum to enhance its LTE coverage footprint and provide strong in-building penetration.