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"The RWA has a broad set of complaints about various

April 11, 2017 by Kimberly Parks

"The RWA has a broad set of complaints about various T-Mobile network upgrades that have taken place, including the installation of 4G LTE devices. However, the company does not allege that any of these upgrades have caused the company to be out of business," the RWA said. "This was an effort by T-Mobile to keep the RWA out of business, but it is important to note that the RWA did not take any action to stop this behavior from happening."

The RWA argued that T-Mobile's claim that its 4G LTE coverage was more than adequate was not correct, which is why it didn't include a detailed explanation of the company's claims.

"T-Mobile's claim that it was under "unserved" territory was a blatant and false assertion about what it was doing in some of the most rural areas of the country, not to mention the fact that the company doesn't have the same technology that many rural carriers own. This is not a new accusation," the RWA said in its filing.

The RWA's complaint that T-Mobile lied to the FCC in its "Unserved Areas" claim has already been filed in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offices in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Dallas.

The RWA filed this week with the FCC. The filing does not state which state the company is in. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will meet with representatives of the RWA on Thursday.

The company declined to comment on the allegations, but a company representative said that the RWA is "working to ensure that it is the first company in the country in which there is a publicly available information about its 4G LTE coverage that is not a matter of public record."