Ofcom rejects Three’s pleas for spectrum socialism

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its long-awaited decision on the upcoming 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands, and Three is not happy.
The main issue in question wasn’t the mechanics of the auction itself, but rather the matter of how much spectrum each mobile player should be allowed to have. Three has long argued that the spectrum situation in the UK is imbalanced with, coincidentally enough, Three not having enough of it. The fact that most of this spectrum, bar the stuff Three was give