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FCC Won't Allow Joint Bids in Spectrum Auction

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Another Win For VZW And AT&T.

Slammer

Aug 2, 2014, 7:42 AM
This ruling plays totally into the hands of big red and blue. The premise of this ruling is to eliminate the collusion of larger carriers while giving the chance to the smaller. The problem is, there are very little smaller carriers left with enough financial backing to make such a bid on this valuable spectrum. This once again puts all the financial power into AT&T and VZW for individual bidding. Do T-Mobile and Sprint have the potential to successfully bid individually on said spectrum? Possibly, but it really is not a safe financial commitment. The funds needed to secure the spectrum is going to be astronomical in comparison to past auctions. Then to have reserved funds to put the spectrum into operation is going to further mount the mone...
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Versed

Aug 2, 2014, 4:41 PM
John,
Softbank and DT each could match any bid from VZW or AT&T they choose not to. What they want is special treatment at the expense of US taxpayers subsidizing foreign owned companies.

If either the big two went to Japan or the EU and asked for special treatment and deals so they can compete with the local carriers I assure you they would be laughed out of the ministry and given instructions on how to get to the local airport so they can go home.

As usual, Honesely and honarably disagreeing with you.
Mike P.
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Slammer

Aug 3, 2014, 12:31 PM
Mike,

Softbank and Tmobile are not asking for handouts from US taxpayer dollars. I have read nothing on such request. What they are asking for is a chance to be competitve with two companies that have been seasoned by the mother of all "Parent companies." The US Government. I respect you disagreeing with me. It is what makes for interesting debate. But, the fact of the matter is you have repeatedly tried to degrade T-mobile and Sprint as "choosing not to make bids." You over estimate the power of Tmobile and Sprint's ability to finacially secure successful bidding while underestimating the financial power of VZW and AT&T. The excuse of hitting up the parent companies for financial backing is not that easy withing the US jurisdiction of ...
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B-Sides

Aug 4, 2014, 8:27 PM
Mike I agree 100% with your statement!

But I think its to both Sprint and T-Mobiles advantage that companies are not allowed to line up and purchase spectrum together. If this was the case both AT&T and Verizon could drive the prices WAY up and cause even more problems for the rest!

IMO, T-Mobile and Sprint love to play the "poor me" role but in reality they are funded by companies with very deep pockets! Very similar to Verizon when they were owned by Vodofone and Verizon Communications. I'm pretty sure Verizon didn't complain about the rules or run to the Feds for special treatment.
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Slammer

Aug 5, 2014, 5:50 PM
Just the mere fact that AT&T and VZW are participating in the auction will already drive the prices up. Auctions are complex and this one is even more due to the spectrum auctioned.

To keep this a short explanation, rather than offer all the spectrum as a possible package deal as past auctions, the rules of the auction are set in place to target the two largest carriers due to them already owning a substantial amount of low band spectrum. The FCC has conjured up a limit of spectrum(unreserved) that VZW and AT&T can bid on in order to give smaller carriers a chance to bid on(reserved). Let's say the amount of spectrum up for bid is the goal of 120mhz. The FCC has reserved 30mhz for the smaller carriers while the remaining(unreserved) is 9...
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