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Total Licence Price:
A$1.17billion
Winners:
- Telstra (A$302.02 million)
- Vodafone Pacific (A$253.55 million)
- Cable & Wireless (A$248.87 million)
- Hutchison (A$196.10 million)
- Qualcomm (A$159 million)
- ArrayComm (A$9.45 million)
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Australia
last updated: 24th Mar 01
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22nd Mar 01:
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Australia's third generation spectrum auction finished on Thursday
after raising A$1.17 billion. The auction closed after round nineteen.
The final result was only marginally above the A$1.08 billion reserve
price.
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14th Mar 01:
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Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Wednesday announced the withdrawal
of its AAPT unit from the Australian government's auction of 3G,
spectrum.
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08th Mar 01:
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The Australian Communications Authority said on Thursday Australia's
third generation (3G) mobile phone spectrum auction would start
on March 15, with the reserve price set at A$1.08 billion.
bidders:
- Telstra Corp Ltd
- Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd
- Vodafone Pacific Ltd
- Qualcomm Inc's 3G
- Telecom Corp
- Hutchison Telecommunications
- ArrayCommInc's CKW Wireless Pty Ltd
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19th Feb 01:
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Four out of seven approved bidders in its 3rd generation mobile
phone spectrum auction have lodged a full deposit or eligibility
payment, which allows them to bid for as much spectrum as they are
legally able to hold.
Telstra, Cable & Wireless Optus, Vodafone Pacific, and 3G Investments
all lodged the maximum deposit or eligibility payment.
AAPT, Hutchison Telecommunications Australia Ltd. and CKW Wireless
Pty. Ltd. lodged only partial bids.
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12th Feb 01:
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The Australian Communications Authority said that 7
bidders have applied to take part in Australia's auction of 3rd generation
spectrum due in March. The companies are Telstra Corp, Cable & Wireless
Optus Ltd, AAPT Ltd, Hutchison Telecommunications Australia Ltd, Vodafone
Pacific Pty. Ltd., CKW Wireless Pty. Ltd. and 3G Investments Australia
Pty. Ltd. |
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9th Feb 01:
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Bidders today started lining up for a slice of the action
in the federal government's third generation (3G) mobile spectrum
auction next month. |
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9th Feb 01:
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Vodafone Australia, a unit of Vodafone Group PLC, said
Friday it has lodged a formal application to participate in the government's
auction of third generation spectrum. |
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11th Dec 00:
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Australia is to launch the world's first "city-by-city"
auctioning of third-generation (3G) mobile-phone spectrum, according
to an official at the Australian Communications Authority. |
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