Verizon, Dish Subsidiary Biggest Bidders in CBRS Auction
Verizon, seeking to close mid-band holes in its network, was the big winner in the citizens broadband radio service auction with $1.89 billion in bids, the FCC said Wednesday. Wetterhorn Wireless, a Dish Network subsidiary, bid $912,939,410. Charter Communications’ Spectrum Wireless Holdings bid $464,251,209.
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Other big players included Comcast's XF Wireless Investment ($458,725,900), Cox Communications ($212,805,412) and Southern California Edison ($118,951,433). Wetterhorn won the largest number of licenses at 5,492.
Winners big and small in the CBRS bidding didn't immediately comment. Verizon, the only company to return our query so far, is "still in a quiet period for at least the next 10 days," a spokesperson emailed.