Quick summary
The second Personal Communications Services (PCS) auction provided applicants the chance to obtain 19 unsold lots left unallocated following the first PCS auction of 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands spectrum. Applications to participate in the auction closed on 15 September 1998. Most lots were sold at auction on 15 September 1998 at the reserve or near reserve price (or starting price) for a total of $30.631 million. Six applications were received, five from licensees from the first auction and one application from One.Tel. Five of the six applicants for this auction won licences. AAPT was the only eligible bidder that did not win a licence.
| Auction date | 15 September 1998 |
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| Amount raised | $30.6 million |
| Licence expiry | 17 June 2013 |
Results
| Winning bidder | Lots sold | Winning price |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchison Telephone Pty Ltd | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| One.Tel Ltd | 8 | $9,491,000 |
| Vodafone Network No.2 Pty Ltd | 5 | $5,090,000 |
| Telstra Corporation Limited | 2 | $1,900,000 |
| OzPhone Pty Ltd | 2 | $150,000 |
| AAPT | 0 | no winning bids |
| Total | $30,631,000 |
Spectrum details
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| Licence type | Spectrum licences |
| Previous use | The 800 MHz band was previously used for Telstra’s AMPS (analogue cellular) mobile telephone network. The 1800 MHz band was previously used for fixed links. |
| Licence period | 15 years |
Allocation details
| Type of allocation | Price based allocation of spectrum licences under s60 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 following declaration of encumbered spectrum for reallocation by spectrum licensing under s153B(1). |
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| Method of sale | Open outcry auction |
| Competition limits |
The competition limits set in the original PCS auction in April/May 1998 applied unchanged for this auction. They were that:
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Background
See PCS allocation 1