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Originally Posted by Rathji
What preferred treatment are they getting? The ability to bid on spectrum without interference from the big 3?
Isn't that the same thing that the people bidding on the spectrum originally got?
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There are 4 blocks of 700MHZ spectrum.
Verizon as a new entrant would be allowed to access 2 of the blocks on their own, while TELUS, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Sasktel, and MTS are capped at 1 block of spectrum and would only have access to the other two blocks.
Technically you are giving Verizon an advantage as they have preferred access to what is seen as the prime spectrum.
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Buy twice as much new wireless spectrum in the upcoming auction of Canada's 700 MHz airwaves as Canadian carriers at a lower overall price.
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Canada is getting ready to auction 700 MHz spectrum - the best airwaves for carrying your future mobile calls and data. Able to operate equally well in both rural and urban areas, 700 MHz is the most technologically advanced spectrum ever auctioned by the Canadian government. There are 4 prime blocks of this spectrum available. Canadian carriers like Bell can only buy 1 each - but big US carriers like Verizon can actually buy 2. The way the auction is structured, American companies would pay less and get more spectrum, reducing the government's auction revenues at the expense of Canadians. As well, one of Canada's own major wireless carriers could be shut out of the auction for our country's airwaves entirely.
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