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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

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 OT - Rob Nen Frost's Houston in Giants home opener!