CROWN CASTLE TO OFFER CELLPHONE TV IN TOP 30 U.S. MARKETS

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Wireless tower operator Crown Castle said Wed. it will offer mobile TV to cellphones in the top 30 U.S. markets. The $500 million investment will use a national license for 1.670 GHz spectrum it bought during a 2003 FCC auction. The first markets, N.Y.C. and Pittsburgh, are slated to come online this year. Crown Castle doesn’t need FCC approval for its venture, a spokesman said: “We have a license that permits us to transmit at that frequency and won’t require any more clearances.” The spectrum -- the old L block -- is also unencumbered and need not be cleared before roll out. The Houston-based operator is showing the technology this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in tandem with Nokia, Motorola and other device makers.