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Recent Wireless Cable Spectrum Acquisition Transactions
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The following chart was presented by Bruce Dickinson, a broker of MMDS
channels, at a valuation session held on July 11, 2000 during the WCA
International Conference in New Orleans. The chart is useful as it lays
out what has been paid for spectrum recently. This may be useful to ITFS
licensees attempting to determine what their spectrum may be worth currently.
The six member panel seemed to agree that the future value of the spectrum
is unknown. Given this, it might be worthwhile to consider leasing based
upon current value with a clause for reopening discussions if the business
model changes. Future changes could be more dramatic than the move from
video to two-way fixed broadband with present technology.
Mr. Dickinson noted that the variation in values tends to follow the
amount of spectrum gathered in one market and across markets. Thus, higher
prices/channel were paid for large amalgamations of spectrum and smaller
prices/channel were paid for smaller markets.
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Date-Closed or Definitive Agreement
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Buyer
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Seller
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Market
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MMDS-PSA
Households
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Consideration
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Price/Psa
Household
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MMDS-Price/6 MHz Ch/Household
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6/1/00 Definitive Agreement
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Nucentrix
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Individuals
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Rockford, IL
MMDS channels
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250,000 Households
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$5,600,000 stock plus $400,000 debt assumption
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$24.00/
Household
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$0.73/Ch/Household
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Pending Closing-3Q/00
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Sprint
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Haddonfield Com (E) and G&S TV (F)
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Phoenix
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920,000 Households
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$5,000,000 cash
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$0.71/Ch/Household
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4Q/99 Closed
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Sprint
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Partnership
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Nashville, TN
MMDS channels
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237,000
Households
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$8,000,000 cash
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$33.76/
Household
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$1.09/Ch/Household
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4Q/99 Closed
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Sprint
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Wireless Broadcasting Systems of America
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13 Markets
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2,750,000 Households
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$108,000,000 stock
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$39.27/
Household
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$1.27/Ch/Household
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4Q/99 Closed
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Sprint
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Wireless Holdings
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8 Markets
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6,400,000
Households
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$210,000,000 cash
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$32.86/
Household
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$1.43/Ch/Household
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4Q/99 Closed
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Sprint
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American
Telecasting
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53 Markets
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10,069,000
Households
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$423,000,000 in cash and debt assumption minus $14,000,000 in current
assets
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$40.61/
Household
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$1.79/Ch/Household
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4Q/99 Closed
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Sprint
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Peoples Choice TV
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9 Markets
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10,159,000
Households
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$467,000,000 in cash and debt assumption minus $63,000,000 in current
assets
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$39.80/
Household
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$1.31/Ch/Household
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3Q/99 Closed
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Worldcom
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CAI Wireless System/CS
Wireless Systems
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34 Markets with minor channel positions in 13 markets
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24,633,000
Households
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$1,057,000,000 in cash and debt assumption minus $67,000,000 in current
assets
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$40.19/
Household
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$1.43/Ch/Household
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3Q/99 - Closed
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Worldcom
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Wireless One
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Multiple Markets
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11,200,000
Households
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$445,400,000 in cash and debt assumption
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$39.77/
Household
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Prepared by:
Bruce R. Dickinson, Senior Vice President
303.778.5573 bdickins@bdaniels.com
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3200 Cherry Creek South Drive
Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80209
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