The FCC’s H-block auction was racing to a...
The FCC’s H-block auction was racing to a conclusion Wednesday. Starting Wednesday, the FCC was holding 16 bidding rounds per day. As of round 156, the auction had brought in bids of $1.54 billion and all 176 licenses up for…
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sale had a provisionally winning bidder. Dish Network has committed to bid at least $1.564 billion in the auction (CD Feb 24 p12). Consultant firm Spectrum Financial Partners posted an analysis of bids through round 155 Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1dAIMNZ), saying the top bid was $1.07 MHz/POP in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market followed by Los Angeles at 84 cents per MHz/POP. The lowest bid was in American Samoa at 2 cents per MHz/POP.