Comcast doesn't have its own wireless network so the service will run on a combination of
leased airwaves from Verizon and the cable company's 16 million Wi - Fi hotspots.
Google has not disclosed details about how many subscribers it has for the service, which it introduced almost three years ago and runs on
leased airwaves from the networks of T - Mobile, Sprint and US Cellular.
Not exact matches
Analysts had expected Comcast would be fairly active and spend perhaps $ 3 billion to $ 6 billion, since it doesn't currently own any
airwave rights and is
leasing capacity from Verizon.
The cable company doesn't own its own wireless
airwave licenses, so the new service relies on a 2011 deal Comcast struck with Verizon to
lease cellular
airwaves.