This webpage is kept for historical use.
The current 2.3 GHz licence information is available on the Release of the 2.3 GHz band - residual lots page.
Overview
| Status | Complete |
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| Auction date | May and June 1995 (regional areas) |
| Amount raised | $10.3 m (includes $4,350 from a minor remote area auction) |
| Licence end date | 24 July 2015 (of spectrum licences issued following conversion) |
The second 2300 MHz Multipoint Distribution Station auction was for MDS licences in 18 regional areas throughout Australia, largely based on previous or existing regional terrestrial commercial television areas. The regional Australia allocation took place in May and June 1995 and a total of $10.2 million was received in bids. In September 1996, a total of 87 apparatus licences, of 5 years duration, were made available for allocation in the remote areas of Carnarvon, Karratha, Port Hedland, Newman and Broome.
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* Note: Spectrum licensees for converted MDS B band only – original MDS A band apparatus licences were not renewed after 2004
Spectrum details
| Band details |
A band 2076-2111 MHz (unpaired) B band 2300-2400 MHz (unpaired) 2302-2400 MHz later designated for spectrum licensing |
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| Licence types |
Apparatus licences prior to 2000 Band B spectrum licensed since 2000 |
| Previous use | Some Multipoint Distribution Station excluding pay TV use, space operations and research. |
| Licence period | 5 years for apparatus licences, 15 years for spectrum licences. |
Auction details
| Type of allocation | Price based allocation of apparatus licences under s106 of the Act followed by conversion of band B licences to spectrum licences under ss36, 38 and 60 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992. |
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| Method of sale |
Open outcry auctions. A simultaneous multiple round auction was planned for the sale lots on Norfolk Isl. and Alice Springs but there was insufficient interest to run the auction. |
| Competition limits | There were no limits placed upon bidders’ entry into the auction nor any limits paced upon bidders in the auction |
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Bidders
| Bidders | Winning Bid Amounts |
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| Auldana Beach Pty Ltd | $564,300 |
| Carryton Pty Ltd | $74,100 |
| CFM Television Pty Ltd | $35,200 |
| Chippawa Pty Ltd | $1,510,500 |
| Cleanthis Pilakis | $70,000 |
| Corel Pty Ltd | $25,500 |
| Dovevale Pty Ltd | $121,600 |
| Grovern Pty Ltd | $465,000 |
| Ilona Investments Pty Ltd | $1,257,800 |
| Jacolyn Pty Ltd | $296,400 |
| Kidillia Pty Ltd | $399,000 |
| Lystervale Pty Ltd | $49,400 |
| Newcastle Microwave Pty Ltd | $193,800 |
| Palara Vale Pty Ltd | $1,167,200 |
| Sonic Enterprises Pty Ltd | $70,400 |
| Stone Harbor Pty Ltd | $537,700 |
| Vermint Grove Pty Ltd | $2,800,600 |
| Wollongong Microwave Pty Ltd | $614,600 |
| Xtek Bay Pty Ltd | $47,500 |
| Yanover Pty Ltd | $19,000 |
| Total | $10,319,600 |
Background
See MDS Auction 1994
