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To: ftth who wrote (24583)	12/20/2007 4:09:16 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

For Spectrum To Be Atypical DIONNE SEARCEY and AMY SCHATZ December 19, 2007 \| WSJ [ see bidder lists posted by ftth uplinked at #msg-24149079 ] Google Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp. and other nontraditional players are poised to square off against traditional U.S. wireless entities in the federal government's spectrum auction in January. Qualcomm Inc., MetroPCS Wireless Inc. and US Cellular Corp. were others among 266 applicants potentially seeking to bid in a list released last night by the Federal Communications Commission. It isn't certain that the applicants will actually bid and some, such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., have paperwork issues to mend before they are allowed to do so. Those companies' applications were marked by the FCC as "incomplete." The auction is scheduled to take place Jan. 24 and could raise as much as $15 billion for the government. Several weeks ago, Google made a splash when it announced that it was applying to bid for spectrum, a move by a nontraditional participant that could shake up the U.S. wireless industry. The FCC issues licenses to use portions of the airwaves for wireless networks and radio and television broadcasts. The frequencies going on the block early next year are among the most valuable that have ever been auctioned. One reason is that they carry well over long distances. Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim Helu and money manager Mario Gabelli are among the deep-pocketed investors backing firms hoping to bid. Paul Allen's venture-capital firm Vulcan Inc. is among the investor groups that have been accepted by the FCC. A Guam-based telephone company backed by an investment firm run by Roy Disney, director emeritus of Walt Disney Co., is also hoping to participate in the auction, although the FCC hasn't yet accepted its application. online.wsj.com ------

To: ftth who wrote (24583)	12/20/2007 3:52:30 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

David vs. Goliath: Why tiny Towerstream thinks it can win against AT&T and Google in the FCC's 700 MHz auction Elizabeth Woyke 12.18.07 More than 260 groups are interested in bidding in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction, according to a list released Tuesday night by the Federal Communications Commission. The list revealed a handful of anticipated players, ranging from the giant--AT&T, Cox Communications, Google and Verizon Wireless--to the not-so-giant: regional carriers Leap Wireless and MetroPCS and startup Frontier Wireless. It also included surprise bidders that hadn't publicized their plans, such as fifth-ranked carrier Alltel, telecom R&D firm Qualcomm, Chevron and an Advance/Newhouse partnership perhaps related to Conde Nast. Then there's Towerstream. Cont.: forbes.com ------