Capacity holdings in the U.S. market are changing fast, as the Federal Communications Commission holds key spectrum auctions for millimeter wave spectrum.
If Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile US won just 300 MHz each of new spectrum on a national basis, that would double to triple the total amount of licensed spectrum each has to work with.
Here’s what spectrum holdings for major mobile networks and Dish Network looked like, before the latest millimeter wave auctions. 
Those bar graphs will look substantially different as millimeter wave holdings are added. Recent millimeter wave auctions have seen Verizon pick up substantial spectrum at 28 GHz. AT&T and T-Mobile US were quite active in the 24-GHz auctions.
Auction 101 28-GHz Spectrum
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Bidder
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Winning Bids
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Verizon
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$505 million
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U.S. Cellular
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$129 million
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T-Mobile
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$39 million
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Windstream
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$6.2 million
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FTC Management Group (rural telecom company based in South Carolina)
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$3.8 million
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Dish Network
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$2.9 million
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Aries Wireless (bidding entity owned by David G. Behenna)
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$2.85 million
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BroadBand One of the Midwest
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$2.6 million
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Nemont Communications (rural wireless operator based in Montana)
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$1 million
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Source: FCC
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Auction 102: Nationwide 24-GHz Spectrum Licenses
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Bidder
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Winning Bid
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AT&T
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$982 million
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T-Mobile
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$803 million
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U.S. Cellular
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$127 million
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Starry
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$48 million
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Windstream
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$20 million
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Verizon
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$15 million
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Dish Network
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$11.8 million
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LICT Wireless Broadband Company
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$4.8 million
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Bluegrass Consortium
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$3.5 million
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Source: FCC
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