Cingular and the auctions...
Does anyone know why is it that Cingular didn't bid as much as other carriers? I got this from RCR and I was surprised to see how little interest Cingular showed. Is it that we don't need as much spectrum as the other carriers? Can someone explain?
"Top 10 Highest Bidders by the end of Round 18
Bidders Net total of high bids
1. Verizon Wireless $2.8 billion
2. T-Mobile $2.6 billion
3. SpectrumCo $1.2 billion
4. MetroPCS $1 billion
5. Cingular $587 million
6. Denali Spectrum $426 million
7. Cricket $163 million
8. AWS Wireless $98 million
9. Barat Wireless $79 million
10. Atlantic Wireless $24 million"
"Top 10 Highest Bidders by the end of Round 18
Bidders Net total of high bids
1. Verizon Wireless $2.8 billion
2. T-Mobile $2.6 billion
3. SpectrumCo $1.2 billion
4. MetroPCS $1 billion
5. Cingular $587 million
6. Denali Spectrum $426 million
7. Cricket $163 million
8. AWS Wireless $98 million
9. Barat Wireless $79 million
10. Atlantic Wireless $24 million"
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No they shouldn't. ATTWS had a large footprint just about everywhere. Seems like they are only concerned with getting more in the west.
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they dont need much at all (atleast for themselves).
awhile back i even believe i saw something that says they had too much and had to give some up when purchasing at&tws.
if im correct they only needed some out on the west. cingular has affiliates as most carriers do. so those smaller affiliates will bid (and win) and lease their spectrum to cingular or whatever carrier.
now if cingular pisses any of these affiliates off and they seperate then cingular has to either purchase that spectrum from them, rent from another, be @$$ed out, or wait until more spectrum becomes available to bid on or purchase.
dont quote me but i believe that's how it was explained to me.
hope this helps.
awhile back i even believe i saw something that says they had too much and had to give some up when purchasing at&tws.
if im correct they only needed some out on the west. cingular has affiliates as most carriers do. so those smaller affiliates will bid (and win) and lease their spectrum to cingular or whatever carrier.
now if cingular pisses any of these affiliates off and they seperate then cingular has to either purchase that spectrum from them, rent from another, be @$$ed out, or wait until more spectrum becomes available to bid on or purchase.
dont quote me but i believe that's how it was explained to me.
hope this helps.
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Well Cingular is just going after some markets where they see that they can add some value too. It would be better to add in many areas, but there are bigger players out there who need spectrum and who want to grow better. In addition, ATTWS had a lot of spectrum so that helps with their decision-making in any auction. The problem is, you can never have enough spectrum unless the FCC tells you that you cannot.
You also have to take note that perhaps they bid on some spectrum but were outbid by others and decided not to take any action to win the spectrum back.
You also have to take note that perhaps they bid on some spectrum but were outbid by others and decided not to take any action to win the spectrum back.
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It isn't needed. With att, they acquired a ton of spectrum, it's just a matter of building on it.
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