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To: JMD who wrote (9736)4/7/1998 10:50:00 PM
From: Caxton Rhodes  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 152472
 
El Gran Poobano- here is some Mexico info from the Yahoo thread. If anyone thinks you have to wade through crap on this thread, you ought to try that one!

From some knowledgeable posters on Yahoo:
Post 1:
Qcom changed startegy a few rounds back, and switched from the 10mhz license
in region 4 (monterrey) to the 30 mhz license. the bigger license takes more
'points' of bidding capacity. to get these points, qcom had to drop its bids in 3
other regions. so, you're right that they still have enough bidding capcaity to get
those regions, but only if they switch back to the 10mhz license in monterrey.
maybe they figure they can buy some capacity in the other 3 regions in the
aftermarket.

it looked like the auction might be close to an end, but the switch by qcom opens
things up. nobody has dropped out for a few weeks now, so its anyone's guess
as to when it ends. it could still have a long way to go.

it's semana santa in mexico, long holiday for easter.

Post 2:
I have been watching the Mexico Auction pages for a little while now and it
seems that every thing suddenly stopped. The fact that the rounds stopped may
mean that the Aution is over.

If so here are QCOM's details from the last round (round 90):
(http://www.cft.gob.mx/html/inalambrico/etapa3/ipvpar90.html)

.........................(Mex $)....................(Mex $)
Region....Band....Mz....Amount Paid....Population....POP
PCS 1......B......30....162,523,000....2,616,350.....2.071
PCS 4......B......30....533,776,000....7,493,285.....2.374
PCS 5......B......30.....11,011,000....8,256,749.....0.044
PCS 6......B......30....286,811,000...10,934,908.....0.874
PCS 7......E......10.....67,253,000...10,339,977.....0.650
PCS 9......B......30....941,506,000...23,742,926.....1.322
Total.................2,002,880,000
.................(Approx. $235 Million US)

Regions they didn't get............Population
PCS 2..............................4,375,593
PCS 3..............................4,978,464
PCS 8.............................18,382,181

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