Verizon Wireless Has Won the 700 MHz C Block
huh
I don't think you two really know what you're talking about.
Yahoo: what would they do with the spectrum??? They're not even doing well financially right now.
Google: They just announced to do bidding because they wanted open access to the C-Block. That's all they cared about.
AT&T: Got a good chunk of block, but didn't have the same amount of cash Verizon had to spend on it.
This was all known information before the bidding started.
Yahoo: what would they do with the spectrum??? They're not even doing well financially right now.
Google: They just announced to do bidding because they wanted open access to the C-Block. That's all they cared about.
AT&T: Got a good chunk of block, but didn't have the same amount of cash Verizon had to spend on it.
This was all known information before the bidding started.
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There is no one winner.
Verizon won the most valuable spectrum, but there is more than one license for every part of the country.
AT&T did pick up plenty of spectrum as well.
Verizon won the most valuable spectrum, but there is more than one license for every part of the country.
AT&T did pick up plenty of spectrum as well.
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Rich Brome said:
There is no one winner.
Verizon won the most valuable spectrum, but there is more than one license for every part of the country.
AT&T did pick up plenty of spectrum as well.
they probably got enough to fill in what the aloha purchase did not.
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The article was written by you guys. (at least the byline states that)
Based on your post, 'There is no one winner', I would conclude that the headline is wrong.
Based on your post, 'There is no one winner', I would conclude that the headline is wrong.
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The headline is right. Verizon Wireless won ALL of the C Block licenses. However, other licenses were up for auction, of which numerous other bidders won. Therefore, there really was no one, single winner. There were many. Verizon Wireless won the most complete block of spectrum, area-wise, however.
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The C Block is the most complete and commercial friendly. Now I wonder how long it will take for them to build out the network and for the first devices to be released.
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Can't start til Feb 2009. I'm sure there are buildout requirements on these licenses just as were on the 850 MHz and PCS licenses.
I think VZW will have to meet buildout requirements for it's AWS spectrum before the 700 MHz stuff, so we'll probably see devices and new stuff on the AWS spectrum first.
I think VZW will have to meet buildout requirements for it's AWS spectrum before the 700 MHz stuff, so we'll probably see devices and new stuff on the AWS spectrum first.
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mosherkl said:
Can't start til Feb 2009. I'm sure there are buildout requirements on these licenses just as were on the 850 MHz and PCS licenses.
I think VZW will have to meet buildout requirements for it's AWS spectrum before the 700 MHz stuff, so we'll probably see devices and new stuff on the AWS spectrum first.
Depending on what they want to do with the 700 band, they technically could build out now, but can't test out the network until February 2009. T-Mobile was building out their AWS network in some markets before the licenses were offically theirs. But in this case, the government wasn't willing to vacate the AWS band. But at least the 700 band will be vacated in 2009. But you're right thoug...
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Well, technically there is no one winner, but...
The C block was - by far - the most desirable.
It's divided in REAGs, which are very large geographic blocks. That made it easier for Verizon to get a 100% national footprint, since they weren't competing against any small companies willing to pay an unusually large amount for one little license they had special plans for.
More importantly, it's 22 MHz wide, which is almost twice the bandwidth of any other block in the auction. The C block really was the prime offering in this auction.
The C block was - by far - the most desirable.
It's divided in REAGs, which are very large geographic blocks. That made it easier for Verizon to get a 100% national footprint, since they weren't competing against any small companies willing to pay an unusually large amount for one little license they had special plans for.
More importantly, it's 22 MHz wide, which is almost twice the bandwidth of any other block in the auction. The C block really was the prime offering in this auction.
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Why would you think that? Verizon has more money, the best network. They're taking over the world with Vodaphone.
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