transmission,
<I do not for one instance believe NXLK and WNP colluded before
first auction.>
How do you account for the fact the the two largest bidders in the auction never crossed paths in the auction?
WNP pretty much just conceded the entire West Coast to Nextband. No competition at all.
And even in territories where they were both bidding,
ie Nextband in Birmingham, Ala., Chattanooga, Tenn., Columbia, S.C., Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C., Huntsville, Ala., Lexington, Ky., Louisville, Ky.
and WNP in Atlanta, Ga., Charlotte-Gastonia, N.C., Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., Knoxville, Tenn., Memphis, Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Richmond-Petersburg, Va
I don't remember them ever bidding against each other. I suppose they did somewhere along the line, but as I posted earlier, their lack of competition was noticable during the auction. But it seems to me if one had an interest in Hickory NC, they'd at least have some interest in Charlotte. But not in this auction.
It also seemed odd that WNP, while appearing to be interested in a national strategy, never bid on San Francisco, LA, Seattle, Phoenix, San Diego, etc. Instead, they almost just forfeited most of these to Nextband, showing no interest.
I see nothing strategy wise that explains some of their strange behavior. Do you have anything? |
