Mr. Marcus Matthews:

The specific reasoning was that in order to submit a wireless proposal one had to use licensed spectrum and at the time the NBP process started - it still is the case but not so much with the 3.5 GHz - licensed spectrum was at national auction so one needed vast sums of money to win that auction. The reason, historically, that the mobile network operators have always won those auctions is that they have the scale and they are delivering cellular services nationally. What we are saying is that the trend in other countries is that many have realised that those mobile network operators are only using the spectrum in urban and suburban environments. What these countries are doing is looking at regional allocation models and deciding that if the spectrum is not being used in rural regions, they will hold regional auctions for that or they will have regional licences that can allocate that spectrum at a much more affordable rate. In the UK, for instance, if a mobile network operator is not using licensed spectrum in a rural area, a regional ISP can apply for the spectrum and pay £900 sterling for it per year. I believe that is correct.