The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced the results from the digital dividend spectrum, with a troika of the nation’s ISPs securing some of the most sort after spectrum bands.

The three bidders – Optus Mobile, Telstra and TPG – have paid just under $2 billion for the spectrum bands.

“The auction process itself ran smoothly and resulted in the allocation of spectrum to the companies that valued it the most,” said the ACMA’s Chairman, Chris Chapman. 

Four companies initially applied to participate in the auction. However, Vodafone Hutchison Australia withdrew before the auction, which started on 23 April 2013.

The results were:

Bidder

Spectrum secured

Total price

700 MHz band*

2.5 GHz band*

Optus Mobile

2×10 MHz

(20 MHz in total)

2×20 MHz

(40 MHz in total)

$ 649,134,167

Telstra

2×20 MHz

(40 MHz in total)

2×40 MHz

(80 MHz in total)

$ 1,302,019,234

TPG Internet

Nil

2×10 MHz

(20 MHz in total)

$13,500,000

Total spectrum sold

2×30 MHz

(60 MHz in total)

2×70 MHz

(140 MHz in total)

$ 1,964,653,401

Total spectrum unsold

2×15 MHz

(30 MHz in total)

Nil

N/A