U.S. Wireless Auction Update: Round Five

Round five ended today in wireless spectrum auction in U.S., and EchoSTar and DirecTV, bidding as Wireless DBS, are back in the lead, topping the bidding for 12 licenses for a combined total of $352,486,000. T-Mobile had been the top bidder at $226,585,000 for 25 licenses after round three. So far, the bids total $1,473,940,600 for 522 licenses. That is up $203 million over the total in round four.
RCR’s giving a play-by-play of the auction, here.

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