The Spectrum auction rolls onwards. At this point the hands are pretty much clear, but some players just don’t seem to sit still. Total auction proceeds are growing very slowly now nonetheless lots of little licenses are flip-flopping as several of the new entrants can’t seem to figure out how to divide a pie amicably. Ottawa of all places is battleground as it sits astride anyone trying to consolidate either Ontario or Quebec. Ottawa is now the most expensive spectrum per capita.
As you can see from the converging de-squigglyness (in erudite statistical terminology that is) that we are eventually approaching some kind of resolution. Meanwhile… Industry Canada has just posted the auction round schedule for all next week. The auction will end only when there are no new bids and no bid withdrawals in a round.
Here’s the update on our pretty picture.
