Auction 2014 — What to expect
telecom | 01/09/2014 4:02 pm EST
The long-anticipated 700 MHz spectrum auction begins Tuesday, Jan 14. Among the rules set out by Industry Canada, each of the three incumbents, Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp. and BCE Inc., are each only allowed to acquire one of the four prime blocks of spectrum in each of 14 designated regions across the country, which leaves at least one block open to another bidder.
There are three other blocks of spectrum available nationally that are considered less functional and, while they could be of use in certain circumstances, are expected be less sought after and, as a consequence, go for less money than the prime blocks.
The following are edited excerpts from interviews The Wire Report conducted with telecommunications industry analysts in the days leading up to this auction. Here’s what they said about the following aspects of
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