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FCC 700 MHz Auction Ends

Mar 18, 2008, 6:08 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Mar 19, 2008, 12:10 AM

The FCC 700 MHz auction came to an end this afternoon, after 38 days, 261 rounds, and $19.6 billion in bids. Of the five large blocks being auctioned off, spectrum licenses in the A, B, C, and E blocks reached their minimum bids. The D block, which was reserved for a nationwide public safety network, failed to reach the minimum bid and is being officially removed from the auction. The FCC may attempt to sell it off again in a separate auction. The C block, which generated the most interest because it covers large portions of the U.S., reached its minimum bid early in the auction and has remained mostly stagnant since. The FCC will not disclose the names of the winners of the 1,099 licenses that were made available for up to 10 days.

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chainmail311

Mar 18, 2008, 7:18 PM

and the winner is.....

well, I guess we'll find out in 10 days. (dumb.)

Any guesses?

I bet Verizon won C block. Or Google. But I have a stronger belief Verizon was all over that spectrum!

BROWN27

yeah verizon desperatly needed that C block!

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