Verizon is among several entities that told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week to hold off on any plan to grant FirstNet – and by extension AT&T – a nationwide license to the 4.9 GHz band.

In case you aren’t up to speed, here’s the recap: The Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) supports a proposal to assign the 4.9 GHz band to FirstNet, which runs on AT&T’s network.

The Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI) opposes that plan and argues that the 4.9 GHz band should remain in the control of local authorities. For example, cities like New York and Boston use the 4.9 GHz band for transportation and emergency communications…