Spectrum auction set for July

The next government auction of radio spectrum will start on 23 July. Frequencies for auction include:

* Nine blocks of 3.4- 3.6 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum, suitable for wireless local loop telephony and internet connections.

* Five blocks of 24.5-26.4 GHz, local multi-point distribution services (LMDS) spectrum suitable for short distance, high bandwidth telephony data and video distribution services.

* Spectrum around 900 MHz, suitable for cellular services, similar to those currently provided by Vodafone and Telecom

* A single lot of 2 GHz 3G spectrum that was not sold in the previous auction.

Two additional wireless local loop lots are reserved for rural communities that are uanble to get two-way high-speed internet services.

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