Government to press ahead with remaining 4G auction

Government to press ahead with remaining 4G auction
Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand government is to press ahead with the auction of remaining unsold 4G spectrum in the 700 Megahertz range, despite hopes by late mobile market entrant 2degrees that it would be retained for later sale. The remaining pair of 5MHz spectrum blocks was unsold in the first round of auctions held last month, which saw Telecom and Vodafone take three blocks each (2x15 MHz) and 2degrees took two blocks (2x10MHz). Telecom and Vodafone have both applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance to purchase 2x20 MH...