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Making sense of the record-breaking 5G spectrum auction
- Telecom companies themselves are still in a quiet period for a couple
of weeks, but with full results from the FCC's C-band airwaves auction in
hand, there's a mountain of data for investors to pore through for
effects
and outcomes on the race to better 5G.
- The midband spectrum auction ended last month with a record $80.9B in
bids - unnerving some supporters of the U.S. telecom "duopoly" of
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T), knowing they would have to spend
heavily for their networks to catch up with that of T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS
), which has been working to integrate Sprint's network after last
year's merger.
- And they spent on cue. Verizon was the top spender overall, bidding
nearly $45.5B, while AT&T bid "just" $23.4B, though it's well known that
AT&T has less financial flexibility, carrying heavy...
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