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Auction Summary – 27 GHz – Broadband wireless access – 2000

Overview

Status Complete
Auction date 28 November 2000
Amount raised $37.6 m
Licence end date 18 January 2016

The 27 GHz spectrum auction closed on 28 November 2000 after 3 bidding rounds at a total of $37.603 million. The successful applicants were Agility Networks Pty Ltd and Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd.

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Spectrum details

Band details 26.5–27.5 GHz (suitable for pairing at a 50 MHz split but sold unpaired throughout Australia)
Licence types Spectrum licences
Previous use Unallocated
Licence period 15 years from 18 January 2001 till 18 January 2016

 

Auction details

Type of allocation Price based allocation of spectrum licences under s60 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 following the designation of unencumbered spectrum for spectrum licensing, under s36 of the Act.
Method of sale Simultaneous multiple round (SMR) auction over 3 rounds. There were 126 lots (21 allocation areas, each with six lots of unpaired spectrum) available.
Competition limits Nil
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Bidders

Bidders Bidder Number Initial Eligibility Winning Bid Amounts
Shin Satellite Public Co Ltd 2924 2000 $93,000
Agility Networks Pty Ltd 2925 242000 $37,510,000
    TOTAL $37,603,000

Note that maximum possible eligiblity was 242000.

Background

The auction of this band in response to market demand was to provide more opportunities for the introduction of broadband radio-communications services capable of carrying telephony, data, Pay TV, Internet access and video teleconferencing.

The spectrum on offer was in the 27 GHz band (26.5 GHz–27.5 GHz). The ACA auctioned licences throughout Australia based on the following 21 market areas, each with six lots of unpaired spectrum: Perth, Regional Western Australia, Northern Territory, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Central Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Northern New South Wales, Regional New South Wales, Regional South Australia, Adelaide, Regional Victoria, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, South Coast New South Wales and Tasmania.

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