Ever since Maxime Bernier was shuffled out of the Industry Canada portfolio and Jim Prentice was brought in to replace him, speculation has run rampant that the ministerial change would almost certainly delay the upcoming advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum auction scheduled for early 2008. But an official with the department tells Report on Wireless every effort is being made to hold the auction as originally stated.

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