Electromagnetic Spectrum Auction : an Economic Analysis of the C-block Auctions.

Analyzes reasons for and FCC and legislative response to failure of the 1996 spectrum auction for personal communications services wireless telephones, in which winning bidders could not make fee payments to the government and requested debt restructuring to avoid bankruptcy. Also examines question...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Analyzes reasons for and FCC and legislative response to failure of the 1996 spectrum auction for personal communications services wireless telephones, in which winning bidders could not make fee payments to the government and requested debt restructuring to avoid bankruptcy. Also examines question of ownership of C-block licenses in cases where successful bidders became bankrupt. Includes glossary.
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