FCC approves AT&T, Sirius sharing underused satellite radio spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a joint proposal for spectrum sharing by AT&T and Sirius XM. Starting October 12, 2012, the two companies can now share under-utilized spectrum in the Wireless Communication Services (WCS) satellite radio band. This will help speed up AT&T's ongoing rollout of out its 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network.