IP Democracy: Another Cable Bidder for Wireless Spectrum?

Katie Fehrenbacher, a newbie at GigaOm (Om is spending his venture capital wisely), has what seems to be a scoop on yet another cable industry-related bidder in the upcoming wireless spectrum auctions. Bend Cable Communications, a company backed by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen and his Vulcan Spectrum and Charter Communications, has filed to compete for broadband wireless spectrum via an Oregon company called Bend Broadband.

This rounds out a big list of cable-related companies looking to buy spectrum — a group of cable companies, including Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and Cablevision, has joined hands to get a hold of the spectrum. These companies, along with partner Sprint-Nextel, want to develop new wireless services that extend beyond merely mobile voice applications.

Cablevision has also separately applied for spectrum, as has Washington Post-owned CableOne.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on July 16, 2006 2:02 PM to IP Democracy