AT&T’s $2.5bn spectrum buy to impact on 700MHz auction

The consensus amongst US analysts is that this week's US$2.5bn buyout of Aloha Partners' 12MHz block of 700MHz spectrum by AT&T has major ramifications for January's auction of a much larger chunk of the same band.

The auction, which has been put back eight days until January 24 to allow interested parties more time to submit their plans, is expected to attract bids from traditional telcos as well as others interested in offering mobile broadband services including Google.

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