June 19th, 2008Spectrum Auction: Round 90 in Pictures
The action has shifted today to a flurry of multiple bids for secondary regions in Quebec, the east and even the territories. From the squiggly chart above you can see clearly the bidding ceiling of each of the bidders – with only Rogers and perhaps Telus showing showing they might still have headroom un-revealed.
If you are wondering on the drop in Globalive, that was them withdrawing a 97M bid on Monteal 313D block in round 73. Globalive has since been plowing that money into Quebec City and other Quebec licenses. Quebec is strategic because it could affect Globalives roaming terms in the future. Under the auction rules, new entrants meeting minimum national 5-year rollout benchmarks can qualify for an additional 5 years of mandated roaming access to incumbent’s networks.
At present, here’s how Montreal Spectrum is looking (a Quebecor shut-out of the set-aside spectrum):
A Block 20 MHz – Rogers
B Block 20 MHz – Quebecor
C Block 10 MHz – Quebecor
D Block 10 MHz – Quebecor
E Block 10 MHz – Bell
F Block 20 MHz – Telus
