http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/700-mhz-auction-update-end-of-round-8/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/700-mhz-auction-update-end-of-round-8/#comment-858808 » FCC 700 MHz Auction Well Underway » InsideGoogle-part of the Blog News Channel Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:47:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/700-mhz-auction-update-end-of-round-8/#comment-858808 <p>[...] GigaOm reports that the tenth round of bidding in the FCC’s auction for the 700 MHz wireless spectrum is over (with weeks of bidding to go), and it ended with a new bid for part of the coveted C-block of spectrum. For the nationwide package in the 22 MHz section, a new bid came through for $3.4 billion, most of the way to $4.6 billion minimum that will trigger the requirement for open access on the band. There’s plenty of time, so if Google wins or no, at least we’ll get our open spectrum. [...]</p> [...] GigaOm reports that the tenth round of bidding in the FCC’s auction for the 700 MHz wireless spectrum is over (with weeks of bidding to go), and it ended with a new bid for part of the coveted C-block of spectrum. For the nationwide package in the 22 MHz section, a new bid came through for $3.4 billion, most of the way to $4.6 billion minimum that will trigger the requirement for open access on the band. There’s plenty of time, so if Google wins or no, at least we’ll get our open spectrum. [...]

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