Verizon Wireless has announced that it now has access to the total amount of 5G C-band spectrum awarded at auction in March 2021 – four months ahead of schedule. Specifically, Verizon has access to a minimum of 140MHz of C-band spectrum in the contiguous US and an average of 161MHz nationwide, meaning it has bandwidth in 406 markets. In addition, Verizon has 200MHz of C-band spectrum in 158 mostly rural markets covering nearly 40 million people.

Verizon began deploying 5G technology using its initial 60MHz allocation of C-band spectrum in 46 locations in 2022. C-band 5G has since been extended to more than 222 million people in 359 markets, with 40 million households now able to access to Verizon’s Home Internet FWA service.