AWS-3 Auction Closes With Record $44.9B in Bids; Wheeler Still Eyeing Early 2016 Incentive Auction

“We disagree that the AWS-3 auction outcome is a trend to celebrate,” he said. “The US Government sucking $45 billion in capital out of the wireless industry is a tragedy, not a victory. It will raise prices for consumers and encourage Congress to use this vital public resource as a short-term budget fix.