Quick summary
Following three earlier Personal Communications Services (PCS) auctions of spectrum in the 800 MHz band, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) allocated the final 2x5 MHz (830-835/875-880 MHz) of the 800 MHz band released by the phase-out of the AMPS analogue mobile telephone system. The Minister declared this residual 2x5 MHz for re-allocation in October 2000 and it was offered for spectrum licensing at an open outcry auction in February 2001. Spectrum licences were issued to Telstra for the reserve price ($7m) following the withdrawal of the only other bidder, AAPT. The spectrum was sold in two lots covering the whole of Australia with the exception of the five mainland capital cities for $3.5 million each.
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Auction date |
22 February 2001 |
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Amount raised |
$7 million |
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Licence expiry |
17 June 2013 |
Results
Telstra at the reserve price of $3.5 million each for a total of $7 million.
Spectrum details
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Band details |
830-835/875-880 MHz (paired 2x5 MHz in regional & outback areas) |
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Licence type |
Spectrum licences |
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Previous use |
Telstra’s AMPS (analogue cellular) mobile telephone network |
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Licence period |
15 years |
Allocation details
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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 |
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Competition limits |
Nil |
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Allocation information |
NOTE: amended in July 1998 by the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (800 MHz and 1.8 GHz Bands) 1998 (Variation No. 1) |
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Background
See PCS Auction 1