Successful Conclusion of Auction of Radio Spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz and 4.9 GHz Bands


The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced today (27 October 2021) that after a total of 32 rounds of bidding in three days, the auction of radio spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands was successfully concluded. 255 MHz of spectrum in 19 frequency blocks was auctioned off to four mobile network operators at total spectrum utilization fees (SUFs) of HK$1.8765 billion. The results of the auction are listed in the table below:

Frequency Block Frequency Range(MHz) Provisional Successful Bidder SUF Payable(HK$)
B1 703 – 708 paired with 758 – 763 Hutchison Telephone Company Limited 72,000,000
B2 708 – 713 paired with 763 – 768 Hutchison Telephone Company Limited 66,000,000
B3 713 – 718 paired with 768 – 773 SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited 72,000,000
B4 718 – 723 paired with 773 – 778 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 69,000,000
B5 723 – 728 paired with 778 – 783 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 72,000,000
B6 728 – 733 paired with 783 – 788 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 66,000,000
B7 733 – 738 paired with 788 – 793 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 66,000,000
C 825 – 832.5 paired with 870 – 877.5 SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited 82,500,000
D1 2500 – 2505 paired with 2620 – 2625 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 95,000,000
D2 2505 – 2510 paired with 2625 – 2630 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 99,500,000
D3 2510 – 2515 paired with 2630 – 2635 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 99,500,000
D4 2540 – 2545 paired with 2660 – 2665 Hutchison Telephone Company Limited 114,000,000
D5 2545 – 2550 paired with 2665 – 2670 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 99,500,000
D6 2550 – 2555 paired with 2670 – 2675 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 95,000,000
D7 2555 – 2560 paired with 2675 – 2680 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 90,500,000
D8 2560 – 2565 paired with 2680 – 2685 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 86,500,000
D9 2565 – 2570 paired with 2685 – 2690 Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited 86,500,000
E1 4800 – 4840 China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited 222,500,000
E2 4920 – 4960 SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited 222,500,000

"The assignment of the frequency blocks will be valid for a period of 15 years. Each provisional successful bidder is required to pay the SUF or submit a letter of credit to guarantee payment of the SUF as specified in the table above, where applicable, by 24 November 2021. The provisional successful bidders of Frequency Blocks C and E1 to E2 are also required to submit performance bonds to guarantee compliance with the respective network and service rollout requirements by the same day, while the provisional successful bidders of Frequency Blocks B1 to B7 and D1 to D9 are required to submit performance bonds before the actual frequency assignments take effect," the spokesman for OFCA said.

Office of the Communications Authority
27 October 2021