CIRD70320 | Telecommunications licences and rights: wireless telegraphy licences: auctions
From HM Revenue & Customs · Corporate Intangibles Research and Development Manual
Third generation mobiles
The first wireless telegraphy licences to be auctioned were those for third generation mobile telecommunications services. The successful bidders and the amounts paid were:
| Licence | Bidder | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Licence A | TIW | £4.3847 billion |
| Licence B | Vodafone | £5.9640 billion |
| Licence C | BT3G | £4.0301 billion |
| Licence D | One2One | £4.0036 billion |
| Licence E | Orange | £4.0950 billion |
Broadband
Subsequently 28GHz Broadband Wireless Fixed Access Spectrum licences have been auctioned. The rules in FA00/SCH23 will apply to these licences too.