ACMA - Auction summary – 800 MHz PCS allocation 3

Overview

Status	Complete
Auction date	3 May 1999
Amount raised	$20,000
Licence end date	17 June 2013

The third Personal Communications Services (PCS) auction enabled sale of band 1 (825-830/870-875 MHz) in Remote Central Australia which was passed in following the first and second PCS auctions of 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands spectrum. This open outcry auction closed on 3 May 1999 with Hutchison being the only applicant to register for this allocation and bid the reserve price of $20,000. This auction concluded the allocation of 230 spectrum licences in the 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands which began in 1998.

On this page Overview Spectrum Details Auction Details Bidders Background	On other pages Applicant Pack Technical Framework 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands Current Licence Holders 800 MHz Lower Band 800 MHz Upper Band

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On other pages

Applicant Pack
Technical Framework 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands
Current Licence Holders
- 800 MHz Lower Band
- 800 MHz Upper Band

Spectrum details

Band details	825-845/870-890 MHz (paired 2x20 MHz in metropolitan areas) 825-830/870-875 MHz (paired 2x5 MHz in regional & outback areas) 835-845/880-890 MHz (paired 2x10 MHz in regional & outback areas) 1710-1755/1805-1850 MHz (paired 2x45 MHz in metropolitan areas) 1710-1725/1805-1820 MHz (paired 2x15 MHz in regional areas)
Licence types	Spectrum licence
Previous use	The 800 MHz band was previously used for Telstra’s AMPS (analogue cellular) mobile telephone network. The 1800 MHz band was previously used for fixed links.
Licence period	15 years

Auction details

Type of allocation	Price based allocation of spectrum licences under s60 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 following declaration of encumbered spectrum for reallocation by spectrum licensing under s153B(1).
Method of sale	Open outcry auction
Competition limits	The competition limits set in the original PCS auction in April/May 1998 applied unchanged for this auction. They were that no person or specified group of persons could be allocated more than 2x15 MHz in any mainland state capital city in the frequency band 1710-1755/1805-1850 MHz; and that Telstra, Optus and Vodafone were precluded by carrier licence condition from bidding on 2x10 MHz (825-835/870-880 MHz) of the spectrum offered in the 800 MHz band in mainland state capital cities and 2x5 MHz (825-830/870-875 MHz) of that band in other areas. The carrier licence condition part of the limits precluded Telstra, Optus and Vodafone from participating in this auction for the 825-830/870-875 MHz lot in remote central Australia.
Legal instruments	Spectrum Reallocation Declaration No 1 of 1997 (825-830 MHz paired with 870-875 MHz; 835-845 MHz paired with 880-890 MHz throughout Australia) Spectrum Reallocation Declaration No 2 of 1997 (830-835 MHz paired with 875-880 MHz in the 5 state capital cities) Spectrum Reallocation Declaration No 3 of 1997 (1710-1755 MHz paired with 1805-1850 MHz in the 5 state capital cities) Spectrum Reallocation Declaration No 4 of 1997 (1710-1725 MHz paired with 1805-1820 MHz in Darwin and rural areas on the east and southern coasts of Australia and the south-western corner of Western Australia) Carrier Licence Conditions (Spectrum Re-allocation) Declaration 1998 Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (800 MHz and 1.8 GHz Bands) 1998 (incorporating Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (800 MHz and 1.8 GHz Bands) 1998 (Variation No.1)) Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation - Open Outcry Auction) Determination 1998 Radiocommunications (Unacceptable Levels of Interference - 800 MHz Band) Determination 1998 (revoked & replaced in December 2000 – see applicant package for a copy) Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Protection of Apparatus-licensed Receivers - 800 MHz Band) 1998 Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Protection of Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope) 1998 (revoked in March 2009 – see applicant package for a copy) Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Apparatus-licensed Transmitters - 800 MHz Band) 1998 Radiocommunications (Third Party Use—Spectrum Licence) Rules 2000 (No. 2) Radiocommunications (Trading Rules for Spectrum Licences) Determination 1998 Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Registration of Devices under Spectrum Licences without an Interference Impact Certificate) 1998 Radiocommunications (section 145(3) Certificates) Determination 2000

Bidders

Not applicable. Hutchison was the only applicant to register for this allocation, which it received at a total price of $20,000.

Background

See PCS Auction 1

Auction summary – 800 MHz PCS allocation 3 – 1999