Verizon Joins Other Heavyweights in Qualifying to Bid in 2.5 GHz Auction
Verizon qualified to bid in the 2.5 GHz auction, which starts July 29, joining AT&T, Dish Network, bidding as Carbonate Wireless, T-Mobile and UScellular, among 82 qualified bidders. Eleven bidders remained unqualified and won’t participate in what's expected to be…
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the last 5G auction for some time. The FCC tabulated 39 qualified bidders on the initial list last month (see 2206090073). The number is higher than qualified bidders in both the 3.45 GHz and C-band auctions, the last two major auctions. Questions remain about whether small players will jump in or T-Mobile will dominate the auction, filling gaps in its 2.5 GHz portfolio (see 2204140062). Twenty-seven qualified providers will get small-business bidding credits and 35 rural provider credits. Each qualified bidder will be assigned to one of two mock auction dates -- July 26 or 27 -- said the notice by the Office of Economics and Analytics and the Wireless Bureau. “We strongly encourage each qualified bidder in Auction 108 to participate in its assigned mock auction as it provides an opportunity … to practice using the auction bidding system, including practice using the new proxy bidding functionality, and to test its contingency plans,” the FCC said. The auction starts on a Friday with one bidding round, moving to two on Monday.