Wireless carriers kept FCC’s C- and F-block auction alive with fl...
Wireless carriers kept FCC’s C- and F-block auction alive with flurry of bids in handful of markets, as record-breaking PCS auction continued to edge toward close Thurs. As few as 2 new high bids were placed in one round…
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Thurs., with 99th round of bidding resulting in 5 new bids and total net revenue of $16.9 billion. New offers in final rounds Thurs. centered on mostly smaller- to medium-sized markets, including bids by AT&T Wireless- backed Alaska Native Wireless for Cheyenne, Wyo., Verizon Wireless for Marion, O., and VoiceStream PCS for Portsmouth, O. Rankings of top bidders remained unchanged, topped by Verizon Wireless with $8.8 billion, followed by Alaska Native Wireless with $2.9 billion and Cingular Wireless-backed Salmon PCS with $2.3 billion.