A transmitting apparatus (or apparatuses) of Operator 3 may perform a ninth CCA 830-a, a tenth CCA 830-b, an eleventh CCA 830-c, and a twelfth CCA 830-d to contend for access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a respective ninth LBT frame 825-a, tenth LBT frame 825-b, eleventh LBT frame 825-c, and twelfth LBT frame 825-d. However, because a transmitting apparatus of Operator 1 or Operator 2 is already using the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the ninth CCA 830-a, tenth CCA 830-b, eleventh CCA 830-c, and twelfth CCA 830-d may not be successful, and the transmitting apparatus of Operator 3 may not win contention to access the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the ninth LBT frame 825-a, the tenth LBT frame 825-b, the eleventh LBT frame 825-c, and the twelfth LBT frame 825-d.