[SHARCbits] The value of radio spectrum

[Dave Haney]

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If you don't think our Amateur Radio Spectrum is valuable, read the 
following:

AT&T Acquires Wireless Spectrum from Aloha Partners
San Antonio, Texas, October 9, 2007

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced its board of directors has approved an 
agreement to purchase spectrum licenses covering 196 million people in the 
700 MHz frequency band from Aloha Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited 
partnership.

"Customer demand for mobile services, including voice, data and video, is 
continually increasing," said Forrest Miller, group president-corporate 
strategy and development. "Aloha's spectrum will enable AT&T to efficiently 
meet this growing demand and help our customers stay connected to their 
worlds."

The transaction enhances AT&T's spectrum position by adding 12 MHz of 
spectrum covering 196 million people in 281 markets. The spectrum covers 
many major metropolitan areas, including 72 of the top 100 and all of the 
top 10 markets in the United States.

AT&T will pay approximately $2.5 billion in cash for the licenses. The 
company anticipates receiving necessary government approvals and closing the 
transaction within six to nine months.





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