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No crystal ball required

Published Thursday, January 01, 1998

It's Nov. 17, and the 800MHz auction rages on in all of its 1-900 hotline fury with players jockeying for position in a final-stretch run. The horses have been out of the gate for three weeks, and this one ain't gonna be a photo finish. Nextel Communications, McLean, VA, is going to win by about 475 furlongs. If you're into suspense, try watching paint dry. It's more eventful. Prior to the auction, everyone except the FCC was calling this auction "a lock," "wired" and "a farce." Only the FCC was promising surprises and steadfastly clung to its belief ...

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