Saul Hansell, Blogger, New York Times Bits

Spectrum Auction: Now Comes the Action-Packed Bonus Round

February 6, 2008 at 6:02 am PT

Bidding slowed in the government’s auction of wireless spectrum Tuesday. By the fifth bidding round of the day, there were only 87 new bids, adding $6 million to the total. The total bid now totals $18.9 billion, up from $18.8 billion yesterday.

The calm was in contrast to the auction Monday, when a second bidder emerged for the C block, the block of licenses that would allow nationwide wireless service. No new bids in the C block were placed Tuesday.

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