Via mocoNews.com comes this story detailing more abou the 700Mhz spectrum auction:

“More information about the bidders in the upcoming auction for 700 MHz spectrum has trickled out, as people figure out who’s behind the different registered bidders (PDFs of all 266 entities are here and here). It wasn’t clear earlier if EchoStar (NSDQ: DISH) had registered; it has done so through an entity called Frontier Wireless, reports Tech Trader Daily. Large companies and deep-pocketed investors often participate in the auction through separate entities or under different names, both to try to maintain some anonymity and to secure discounts and other benefits the FCC extends to certain small companies and other “designated entities”.”

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