The bidding in the clock phase of the FCC’s C-band spectrum auction has ended. In all, FCC Auction 107 grossed more than $80.9 billion, almost double the previous auction record of $44.9 billion. Bidders won all 5,684 spectrum blocks up…
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FCC Chair Pai Has an Idea for the C-Band Auction Windfall and It Involves USF
The C-band spectrum auction isn’t over yet, but we already know it will create a windfall for the U.S. Treasury, having already doubled or even tripled some forecasts. Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to see $50 billion of the…
C-Band Auction Poised to Exceed Forecasts, Already Raising Over $50 Billion
It’s been over a week since Telecompetitor last provided an update on the C-band auction and in that time, the money raised has increased more than ten-fold, yet demand continues to exceed supply for most licenses. The auction already has…
C-Band Auction Update: Most License Areas See Strong Demand
The C-band spectrum auction raised just under $5 billion in its first four days. FCC data shows strong demand for most license areas in the auction of mid-band spectrum in the 3.7 GHz band. For perspective, C-Band auction proceeds have…
C-Band Auction Starts Tomorrow, 57 Vie for Coveted Mid-Band Spectrum
The C-band auction gets underway tomorrow, pitting 57 entities against one another for coveted mid-band wireless spectrum. All three major mobile carriers, as well as smaller carriers, cable companies, fixed wireless internet service providers (WISPs) and others have qualified to…
Final C-Band Bidders List Includes Large and Small Mobile, Cable, But No ViaSat
The FCC released the final C-band bidders list late last week. Fifty-seven companies qualified to bid in the auction for coveted mid-band spectrum suitable for supporting 5G services. Although some companies plan to bid under unfamiliar names, the identities of…
Auction 107 C-Band Bidders Include AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Dish, Viasat, Cable Companies
Nearly 75 entities have applied to bid in Auction 107, an auction of 280 MHz of coveted mid-band spectrum in the C-band between 3.7-3.98 GHz. The list of would-be C-band bidders reads like a “Who’s Who” of service providers and…
