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Auction 3, Management rights and spectrum licences between 1.71 GHz and 2.3 GHz

41 Management Rights, and 995 spectrum licences for fixed links within these management rights, were auctioned in July 2000. The 2.1GHz management rights and their pairs were also known at the time as the 3G cellular bands.

Management rights results

The results of the management right auction are shown in the table below.

MR	Frequency	Noted use	Reserve	Amount bid	Winning bidder
1	1710.000 to 1715.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 4,000,002	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
2	1715.000 to 1725.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 4,755,602	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
3	1725.000 to 1735.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 6,785,649	Northelia Ltd
4	1735.000 to 1745.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 3,330,000	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
5	1745.000 to 1755.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 3,317,800	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
6	1755.000 to 1760.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 3,615,984	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
7	1760.000 to 1765.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 2,992,320	Clear Communications Ltd
8	1765.000 to 1775.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 3,601,764	Clear Communications Ltd
9	1775.000 to 1785.000 MHz	2G	$ 10,000	$ 4,102,963	Telstra Saturn Ltd
10	1785.000 to 1805.000 MHz		$ 10,000		Withdrawn
11	1805.000 to 1810.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 4,000,002	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
12	1810.000 to 1820.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 4,755,602	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
13	1820.000 to 1830.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 3,475,102	Northelia Ltd
14	1830.000 to 1840.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 3,330,000	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
15	1840.000 to 1850.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 3,317,800	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
16	1850.000 to 1855.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 3,615,984	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
17	1855.000 to 1860.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 2,992,320	Clear Communications Ltd
18	1860.000 to 1870.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 3,601,764	Clear Communications Ltd
19	1870.000 to 1880.000 MHz	2G pairs	$ 10,000	$ 4,102,963	Telstra Saturn Ltd
20	1920.000 to 1930.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,150,017	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
21	1930.000 to 1935.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 1,666,667	Telstra Saturn Ltd
22	1935.000 to 1940.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 2,500,000	Telstra Saturn Ltd
23	1940.000 to 1950.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,026,560	Clear Communications Ltd
24	1950.000 to 1960.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,000,000	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
25	1960.000 to 1965.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 3,395,500	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
26	1965.000 to 1980.000 MHz	IMT2000 Special block	Reserved for Hautaki Limited	Not for auction
27	2010.000 to 2015.000 MHz	TDD	$1,666,667	$ 1,837,502	Clear Communications Ltd
28	2015.000 to 2020.000 MHz	TDD	$1,666,667	$ 1,666,670	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd.
29	2020.000 to 2025.000 MHz	TDD	$1,666,667	$ 1,666,667	Telstra Saturn Ltd
30	2025.000 to 2053.000 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,000,000	Telstra Saturn Ltd
31	2053.000 to 2082.000 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,000,000	Walker Wireless Ltd
32	2082.000 to 2110.000 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,147,000	Broadcast Communications Ltd
33	2110.000 to 2120.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,150,017	Vodafone Mobile New Zealand Ltd
34	2120.000 to 2125.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 1,666,667	Telstra Saturn Ltd
35	2125.000 to 2130.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 2,500,000	Telstra Saturn Ltd
36	2130.000 to 2140.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,026,560	Clear Communications Ltd
37	2140.000 to 2150.000 MHz	IMT2000	$3,333,333	$ 5,000,000	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
38	2150.000 to 2155.000 MHz	IMT2000	$1,666,667	$ 3,395,500	Telecom (NZ) Ltd
39	2155.000 to 2170.000 MHz	IMT2000 Special block	Reserved for Hautaki Limited	Not for auction
40	2200.000 to 2208.500 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 942,782	Telstra Saturn Ltd
41	2208.500 to 2236.500 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,000,000	Telstra Saturn Ltd
42	2236.500 to 2265.500 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,000,000	Walker Wireless Ltd
43	2265.500 to 2300.000 MHz	1098 Plan	$ 10,000	$ 2,147,000	Broadcast Communications Ltd
Total amount bid:				$133,578,730

Spectrum licence auction results

Spectrum licence results for Auction 3, July 2000 [PDF, 691 KB]