Now in to it’s second week and 14th round of bidding, Canada’s AWS auction has hit 1.8Billion and is not showing immediate signs of slowing down. 68 licences received bids last round, actually up from the 40-50 bids of the last round. Thus far industry Canada’s decision to set aside new spectrum appears to have anything but discourage a handsome return on this auction.
The question is who among the new entrants will be left standing, and after winning a bruising auction to enter the market, will they have the capital to roll out and market a new network. And this much money is a lot of dosh to amortize over any new subscriber base. New competition is sorely needed in this country, but be warned, don’t expect your wireless bills to drop all the way to zero anytime soon.
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Aaron
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Jevon
