Paul Allen to Bid on 700MHz spectrum

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of the wireless airwaves. Paul Allen applied via a venture called Vulcan Spectrum. He is listed with the group who filed to bid in the Federal Communications Commission auction of 700MHz spectrum, which is scheduled to begin on January 24, 2008.

The auction applicants include major companies such as Google, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone and Qualcomm.

[source : textually.org]