March 21, 2008 at 14:05Google is not allowed on the wireless market
On Friday morning Moscow time, the final results of the auction held on March 18 by the US Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to distribute licenses for the so-called "700 MHz band" (698-806 MHz) in the United States became known . In total, 1,099 licenses were proposed, divided into 5 blocks - A, B, C, D, and E, with differences in channel bandwidth and licensing conditions. As we already reported , 1,091 licenses were purchased for a total of almost $ 20 billion. This was a record amount from the sale of ether, the proceeds of the state in the entire history of the United States.
The winner of the auction was the telecommunications giant Verizon, which bought almost the entire block C and a significant part of other blocks. In total, the company spent $ 9.63 billion on acquisitions. Let me remind you that Block C is also important from an ideological point of view - through Google’s efforts, special rules were developed for it, according to which any devices can work in it, without the need to certify them with a license holder.
The second place of honor was taken by colleagues Verizon from AT&T. They invested a little less than $ 7 billion, for which they bought a third of Block B. The remaining participants spent $ 3.22 billion in total.
Google, whose participation in the auction raised quite a loud hype, has not received a single license. However, the company's investors took this news positively, which resulted in a small jump in the growth of its shares. This is caused by fears that the Internet giant might have too far removed from its main profile of activity in the territory of the telecom business that it has not yet known.
Block D, previously reserved for the next generation population warning system, remained unredeemed. His fate will be determined by the FCC after discussion. At the next auction, this block will not be put up yet.
The frequency spectrum will be completely transferred to the management of the new owners in February 2009, when the licenses for the decimeter television channels operating in it today (channels 52 to 69) expire.
The winner of the auction was the telecommunications giant Verizon, which bought almost the entire block C and a significant part of other blocks. In total, the company spent $ 9.63 billion on acquisitions. Let me remind you that Block C is also important from an ideological point of view - through Google’s efforts, special rules were developed for it, according to which any devices can work in it, without the need to certify them with a license holder.
The second place of honor was taken by colleagues Verizon from AT&T. They invested a little less than $ 7 billion, for which they bought a third of Block B. The remaining participants spent $ 3.22 billion in total.
Google, whose participation in the auction raised quite a loud hype, has not received a single license. However, the company's investors took this news positively, which resulted in a small jump in the growth of its shares. This is caused by fears that the Internet giant might have too far removed from its main profile of activity in the territory of the telecom business that it has not yet known.
Block D, previously reserved for the next generation population warning system, remained unredeemed. His fate will be determined by the FCC after discussion. At the next auction, this block will not be put up yet.
The frequency spectrum will be completely transferred to the management of the new owners in February 2009, when the licenses for the decimeter television channels operating in it today (channels 52 to 69) expire.