833 Auction Raises $285,075 for 1,659 Numbers Won by 39
Thirty-nine winning bidders in the FCC's first toll-free numbers auction, in the 833 code, were announced Friday, the agency said in docket 19-101. Somos posted the winning bidders of 1,659 phone numbers. The auction raised $285,075. National Sales Partners led…
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winners, at $176,109. Other big bidders include Leland Smith, Coore, Primary Wave Media and FracTel. “This information includes the Toll Free numbers initially selected by each applicant for the 833 Auction,” Somos said: Jan. 16, “Somos will release bidding information on every number available in the auction, including, for every bid placed on a number, the amount of the bid and bidder’s name.” Final payments are due Jan. 8. Companies like 1-800-Flowers.com, Comet Media, Dish Network and Verizon won little if anything.