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Australia's Optus May Withdraw from Radio Spectrum Auction
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Australia's Optus has confirmed that the company will apply for the country's forthcoming radio spectrum auction, but is still undecided about participating in it.
The government set a much higher than expected reserve price for the spectrum, after Vodafone said it wouldn't be participating.
Optus' consumer chief Kevin Russell told the Financial Review that "There is always alternative strategies to spectrum - spectrum's not the only thing,"
"Our views are pretty public about the pricing: it's high by any measure. And unquestionably, it's meant we've reviewed and we will continue to review our options," Mr Russell said.
The deadline for applying to participate in the auction is this Thursday.
Optus and Vodafone have already signed an agreement to share some network infrastructure, and may consider expanding that agreement to help expand their networks and lower costs if they do not bid in the spectrum auction.
The company is weighing up the cost differences between bidding for low-frequency spectrum to boost coverage, or building additional base stations using their existing spectrum allocation.
On the web: Financial Review
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