Compared with yesterday, when potential winning bids added more than $4 billion to the bottom line, bidding early today in the Federal Communication Commission's 700MHz spectrum auction looked downright sleepy. Although bidders dumped another $1.8 billion in bids into the auction through the first...
After 21 rounds the Federal Communications Commission's auction of 1,099 spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz band swept past the $15 billion mark, and it does not look like its slowing down anytime soon. The $15 billion point was at the high end of...
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Following a few tense rounds without any bids, the nationwide package of eight C-Block licenses picked up a new bid during round 17 to push the potential winning price for the block past the $4.6 billion reserve mark, thereby triggering the spectrum's open-access provision....
In addition to more money piling into the coffers of the U.S. Treasury, the latest round of bidding in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction has injected some intrigue into the proceedings.
Following a steady climb to the $4.6 billion reserve price set...
Following 14 rounds of bidding during the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction, also known as Auction 73, pre-auction forecasts of between $10 billion and $15 billion in total winning bids are spot on. The auction of 1,099 licenses surpassed the $10 billion...
Prior to the gavel falling on the beginning of the Federal Communication Commission's highly-anticipated 700 MHz spectrum auction, word on the street was that the FCC would be looking at between $10 billion and $15 billion in total winning bids for the 1,099 licenses...
Another couple of rounds, another $1.3 billion.
So went rounds nine and 10 of the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction this morning, where potential winning bids for 989 of the 1,099 spectrum licenses up for grabs reached nearly $7.4 billion. And those participating...
After a soft opening during rounds five and six early Monday, bidders in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction turned up the heat in the afternoon, sending potential winning bids for the 967 licenses that have garnered interest to past the $6 billion...
The Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction picked up early this morning with a pair of bidding rounds that saw that total potential winning bids climb to just over $4.4 billion. Highlights included continued interest in the regional grouping of C-Block licenses, a...
The Federal Communication Commission's auction of 1,099 wireless licenses in the 700 MHz band headed into an early weekend break having garnered more than $3.7 billion in potential winning bids. The auction, which had a fifth round of bidding postponed until Monday, has drawn...
The third round of the Federal Communication Commission's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction ended this morning with potential winning bids topping the $3 billion mark. The latest round included 1,030 new bids and pushed the total winning bids up more than 15% to $3.2...
The second round of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction brought 1,122 new bids with total potential winning bids jumping nearly 15% to nearly $2.8 billion.
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The heaviest investment continues on the package of regional C-Block licenses...
The long-anticipated 700 MHz auction kicked off today, attracting 1,849 bids totaling more than $2.4 billion during the first round.
The Federal Communications Commission, which will hold a second round of bidding today, is keeping the identities of bidders secret during the auction to...
On the eve of the 700 MHz auction, the economy suddenly appears to have become a major factor for bidders.Even before the bidding begins, Frontline Wireless L.L.C. -- an ambitious startup that had its sights set on the national commercial-public safety D Block --...
IT'S GAME TIME.The wireless industry's version of March Madness is set to tip off Jan. 24, with 214 applicants vying for 1,099 spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz band being auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission.But, it will be like getting periodic scoring updates...
AFTER NUMEROUS DELAYS, AT&T Mobility is preparing to launch broadcast mobile TV service from MediaFLO USA Inc. in early February, according to sources close to the situation.Leaked internal documents and sources indicate that AT&T Mobility is planning to launch the service with two exclusive...
In the first half of 2007, mobile subscriber additions slowed to 10.4 million, the lowest level since 2003, and on a percentage basis, to its lowest level ever, according to CTIA. Most market analysts believe that penetration, 80.7% as of July 2007, is slowing....
Walking through Fort Lauderdale Airport recently, I heard the oft-repeated warning that the public-safety threat has been raised to orange. I think its time to change the phrasing: When was the last time the threat level at an airport has been below orange? As...
Wall Street Journal editorialists must be feeling downright cocky about now, fresh off their inimitable 'I-told-you-so' jab at Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin in the aftermath of Frontline Wireless' demise and subsequent handwringing over whether anyone else in the private sector has the...
A top member of the House Homeland Security Committee advised Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin not to scrap plans to auction the 700 MHz national commercial-public safety license, despite the possibility no applicant will bid on the D Block now that the one-time...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Wall Street woes and recession fears could affect the 700 MHz auction and tacitly conceded disappointment that Frontline Wireless L.L.C. will not be around to compete, but nonetheless expressed optimism that a bidder will emerge to win...
The Federal Communications Commission said 214 applicants qualified to bid in the 700 MHz auction set to begin Jan. 24. Internet search engine giant Google Inc. joins a mix of leading mobile-phone carriers, cable and satellite TV operators and rural telephone companies in competition...
