Auction 5, Management rights for cellular, Wireless Local Loop and telecommunication purposes

This internet-based auction for management rights for cellular (900 MHz), Wireless Local Loop (3.5 GHz) and telecommunication purposes (1.7 GHz and 24 GHz) was held in July 2002.

Auction 5 structure

Auction 5 was divided up into 4 schedules:

  • Schedule 1: Nine management right lots over the range 3400 MHz to 3600 MHz.
  • Schedule 2: One lot comprising a management right over the range 890.0 MHz to 899.8 MHz and a choice of either a management right to be created in the range 845.0 MHz to 849.0 MHz, or a management right in the range 939.0 MHz to 944.8 MHz.
  • Schedule 3: Five management right lots over the range 24400 MHz to 26400 MHz.
  • Schedule 4:One management right lot over the range 1785 MHz to 1805 MHz.

The total value of lots sold during Auction 5 was $9,088,475.

 

Auction 5 results

The successful bidders for the lots are shown below, by schedule.

 

Schedule 1 

Lot no. Lower boundary   Upper boundary Amount bid Successful bidder

01_WLL_01

3424 MHz
3524 MHz

to

3431 MHz
3531 MHz

$675,000

TelstraClearLtd

01_WLL_02

3431 MHz
3531 MHz

to

3438 MHz3538 MHz

$675,000

TelstraClearLtd

01_WLL_03

3438 MHz
3538 MHz

to

3445 MHz
3545 MHz

$710,000

TelstraClearLtd

01_WLL_04

3445 MHz
3452 MHz

to

3452 MHz
3552 MHz

$730,000

Vodafone Mobile (NZ) Ltd

01_WLL_05

3452 MHz
3552 MHz

to

3459 MHz
3559 MHz

$700,000

Counties Power Ltd

01_WLL_06

3459 MHz
3559 MHz

to

3466 MHz
3566 MHz

$540,000

Counties Power Ltd

01_WLL_07

3466 MHz
3566 MHz

to

3473 MHz
3573 MHz

$710,000

Broadcast Communications Ltd

01_WLL_08

3473 MHz
3573 MHz

to

3480 MHz
3580 MHz

$710,000

Broadcast Communications Ltd

01_WLL_09

3480 MHz
3580 MHz

to

3487 MHz
3587 MHz

$710,000

Broadcast Communications Ltd

 Schedule 2

  • Lot number: 0290001
  • Amount bid: $2,020,026
  • Successful bidder: Vodafone Mobile (NZ) Ltd 
Lower boundary   Upper boundary Date of commencement Date of expiry

Annex A

 

 

 

 

890.0 MHz

to

897.5 MHz

20 May 1993

29 June 2012

890.0 MHz

to

897.5 MHz

30 June 2012

July 2022

897.5 MHz

to

899.8 MHz

21 Nov 1994

28 Nov 2011

897.5 MHz

to

899.8 MHz

29 Nov 2011

July 2022

Annex B

 

 

 

 

845.0 MHz

to

849.0 MHz

July 2002

July 2022

Annex C

 

 

 

 

939.0 MHz

to

942.5 MHz

20 May 1933

29 June 2012

939.0 MHz

to

942.5 MHz

30 June 2012

July 2022

942.5 MHz

to

944.8 MHz

21 Oct 1994

28 Nov 2011

942.5 MHz

to

944.8 MHz

29 Nov 2011

July 2022

 

Schedule 3 

Lot no. Lower boundary   Upper boundary Amount bid Successful bidder

03_LMDS_01

24549 MHz
25557 MHz

to
to

24717 MHz
25725 MHz

$198,000

Vodafone Mobile (NZ) Ltd

03_LMDS_02

24717 MHz
25725 MHz

to
to

24885 MHz
25893 MHz

$195,000

Vodafone Mobile (NZ) Ltd

03_LMDS_03

24885 MHz
25893 MHz

to
to

25053 MHz
26061 MHz

$155,000

Broadcast Communications Ltd

03_LMDS_04

25053 MHz
26061 MHz

to
to

25221 MHz
26229 MHz

$180,445

TelstraClear Ltd

03_LMDS_05

25221 MHz
26229 MHz

to
to

25392 MHz
26400 MHz

$150,004

TelstraClear Ltd

 

Schedule 4 

Lot no. Lower boundary   Upper boundary Amount bid Successful bidder

04_1800_01

1785 MHz

to

1805 MHz

N/A

Not sold