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Wireless Providers Poised to Win Spectrum Licenses

Ken Belson and Matt Richtel write in The New York Times:

When the government’s multibillion-dollar auction of radio spectrum licenses began two weeks ago, it looked as if newcomers might get the chance to buy their way into the mobile phone business, leading to more choices for consumers.

But now the country’s biggest cellular providers appear poised to win many of the 1,122 licenses up for auction, allowing them to expand their reach and reducing the chance that a new entrant might bring down prices.

posted by Fergie @ 8/28/2006 09:19:00 AM