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Appendix A

Table 4: Price of 2x15MHz of spectrum in New Zealand based on 2G prices paid in other countries

Country
Price Paid
(NZ$ mil)1
Amount
(MHz)
Period (years)
Population (mil)
Density2
(pop/sqkm)
HHI
Price of 2x15MHz
in NZ ($mil)
Australia (900MHz) 216.1 2x8.2 25 20.2 512.3 3548.0 37.7
Australia (1800MHz) 125.2 2x15 15.0 20.2 512.3 3548.0 19.9
Belgium (900MHz) 454.4 2x12 15 10.4 807.5 3908.4 201.5
Germany (900MHz) 64.6 2x12.4 20 82.7 1204.6 3337.0 0.9
Netherlands (1800MHz) 80.8 2x11.4 15.0 16.3 87.9 2478.7 18.6
New Zealand (900MHz) 46.4 2x21 20 4.0 431.7 5016.8 33.2
New Zealand(1800MHz) 17.5 2x15 20 4.0 431.7 5016.8 17.5

 

 

Table 5: Price of 2x15MHz of spectrum in New Zealand based on 3G prices paid in other countries

Country Price Paid (NZ$mil)1 Amount (MHz) Period (year) Population (mil) Density2 (pop/sqkm) HHI Price of 2x15MHz in NZ (NZ$mil)
Australia 312.9 2x10 15 20.2 512.3 3548.0 74.6
Belgum 303.3 2x15+5 20 10.4 807.3 3908.4 41.9
Germany 17,125.3 2x10+5 20 82.7 1204.6 3337.0 238.7
Italy 4,947.8 2x10+5 20 58.1 534.3 3330.6 220.8
Netherlands 1439.9 2x10+5 15 16.3 879.9 2478.7 138.0
New Zealand 13.6 2x15+5 20 4.0 431.7 5016.8 13.6
Portugal 201.9 2x10 13 10.5 458.8 3658.0 70.1
Switzerland 66.0 2x15+5 15 7.3 627.8 4538.6 26.1
UK 18,902.4 2x15+5 20 59.7 962.1 2471.0 282.1

 

1Original price figur es in Euros were converted to New Zealand dollar using an exchange rate of 2.0195NZ$ per Euros 

2The population density used is an urban population density. This is more likely to be related to spectrum requirements than the average population density.

 

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Last updated 3 April 2008