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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (8996)	4/20/2000 11:01:00 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 13582

UK GOVERNMENT: another auction of airwaves More money for the Treasury, Mqurice. I wonder if HDR has any chance at this. individual.com April 20, 2000 Patricia Hewitt, the Small Business and E-Commerce Minister, today announced another on-line auction of the nation's airwaves this September. The next auction will be for broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) services. BFWA allows users to take advantage of cheap, fast internet and multimedia access by radio links rather than down a telephone line. Proposals include: * an auction to be held this September for the spectrum available at 28 GHz for broadband fixed wireless access; * three licences to be awarded in each coverage area which will be defined in the next month. Each licence will contain a forward and return channel to send and receivedata; and, * licences to be awarded on a regional basis. Ms Hewitt said: "There is an increasing demand for broadband services in all sectors of the economy including small businesses. I want these services to be developed as quickly as possible." "Awarding licences by auction will ensure that they are taken up by those operators best placed to develop services most efficiently. The licence package is designed to encourage new entrants and the development of a competitive market." The Government has invited views by 19 May from interested parties on these proposals, including the number and size of regional coverage areas. All documents on broadband fixed wireless access published by the Agency are available on its website: www.radio.gov.uk Proposals for awarding 40 GHz licences for BFWA services will be announced in the summer, with the intention of making licences available later in the autumn.