Comments on: AT&T Buys 700 MHz Spectrum Licenses http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:19:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: AT&T Explains Its 700 MHz Spectrum Strategy - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-869200 AT&T Explains Its 700 MHz Spectrum Strategy - GigaOM Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:39:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-869200 <p>[...] spectrum but opted instead to pay more for that of the B-Block, which complements the slice they bought from Aloha Partners, according to AT&T Wireless President and CEO Ralph de la [...]</p> [...] spectrum but opted instead to pay more for that of the B-Block, which complements the slice they bought from Aloha Partners, according to AT&T Wireless President and CEO Ralph de la [...]

]]> By: Jorge Ortiz http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-605960 Jorge Ortiz Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:07:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-605960 <p>Advanced Wireless spectrum is in the 1,710 to 1,755 MHz and 2,110 to 2,155-MHz bands... Not 700 MHz...</p> Advanced Wireless spectrum is in the 1,710 to 1,755 MHz and 2,110 to 2,155-MHz bands… Not 700 MHz…

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604481 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:51:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604481 <p>Om, there was never any doubt that the A and B blocks were going for over $1/pop/MHz. After all, the FCC valued that 1.9 GHz spectrum they swapped to Nextel at close to $2/pop/MHz. I'd be surprised if the A block doesn't fetch similar numbers. Also, wasn't AT&T one of the financiers behind Aloha Partners, anyway. I swear they were backed by the old AT&T Wireless. In reality, this may be a bit of an accounting move.</p> Om, there was never any doubt that the A and B blocks were going for over $1/pop/MHz. After all, the FCC valued that 1.9 GHz spectrum they swapped to Nextel at close to $2/pop/MHz. I’d be surprised if the A block doesn’t fetch similar numbers. Also, wasn’t AT&T one of the financiers behind Aloha Partners, anyway. I swear they were backed by the old AT&T Wireless. In reality, this may be a bit of an accounting move.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604468 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:43:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604468 <p>Dylan, you skipped a step. We are talking the price per pop/MHz. So take your $12.5/pop and divide that by 12MHz. You and up with $1.04/pop/MHz which is just a rounding error away from Om's $1.06 . . .</p> Dylan, you skipped a step. We are talking the price per pop/MHz. So take your $12.5/pop and divide that by 12MHz. You and up with $1.04/pop/MHz which is just a rounding error away from Om’s $1.06 . . .

]]> By: Dylan Oliver http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604240 Dylan Oliver Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:50:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604240 <p>Unless my math is really suffering, $2.5 billion divided by 196 million people is $12.50 per person. Granted, most of it is in major markets. The spectrum just sold by Aloha was originally purchased in auction for about $43 million plus $10 million (Cavalier) plus $5 million (DataCom). The average per-person price in the original auction was about $0.50.</p> <p>-- Dylan Oliver Primaverity LLC</p> Unless my math is really suffering, $2.5 billion divided by 196 million people is $12.50 per person. Granted, most of it is in major markets. The spectrum just sold by Aloha was originally purchased in auction for about $43 million plus $10 million (Cavalier) plus $5 million (DataCom). The average per-person price in the original auction was about $0.50.

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]]> By: GeraldZ http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604018 GeraldZ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:48:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/09/att-buys-700-mhz-spectrum-licenses/#comment-604018 <p>Wireless internet will become the backbone of this country's communication infrastructure. Basic internet access will be the extent of ATT's future.</p> <p>No more need for cellular networks, cable, satellite, fiber optic . . .</p> <p>www.InternetTvTalk.com</p> Wireless internet will become the backbone of this country’s communication infrastructure. Basic internet access will be the extent of ATT’s future.

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