Dobson Roams The Burbs, Bids For Spectrum

摘要

One wireless earners loss can be anotner carrier's gain. At least that's what Dobson Communications [DCEL] is hoping for. Oklahoma City - based Dobson bid more than $546 million in January for 14 PCS licenses on C-blocks of 1900 MHz spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission re-possessed from bankrupt NextWave Telecom. The top markets where Dobson won spectrum - Washington, Pittsburg, San Diego, Baltimore, Kansas City and San Antonio - are heavily populated urban areas, much different from Dobson's largely rural and suburban footprint near secondary and tertiary metropolitan areas.