March 15th, 2008The List Of Applicants for the 2008 Canadian 3G Spectrum Auction
What the hell is a “point”? it corresponds to a specific licence. Each geographic area of each segment of spectrum is assigned a number of points. You have to put up a deposit proportionate to the number of points-worth of spectrum you want to be allowed to bid on. The deposit is like a credible commitment to the government that you have the cash to pay if you win and to ensure you have cash left over to build on that spectrum once you get it. It’s not quite linear, those bidding on fewer points have to put up (slightly) less dollars per point.
Note a few of these bidders might be bidding on a few snippets of (mostly less interesting but maybe not to everybody) non-3G spectrum also up for grabs in this auction. Stuck in there just to confuse things.
breaks down the point and deposit values for the 3 chunks of set asside spectrum.
20MHz of licences covering coast to requires about 1240 points. Getting 10MHz covering all the Yukon is 2pts. The greater Toronto area, 120 points for 10MHz. 100MHz of 3G spectrum is up for grabs in total. (spectrum map)
Little known fact, I was nearly on this list.
