| 3G Telecoms table |
| Bidder | Licence | Amount | What they get |
| TIW | A | £4.38bn | The widest spectrum licence, reserved for a new entrant. The real prize goes to TIW backers Hutchinson-Whampoa, which will own 90 percent of the joint venture set up to utilise the licence. |
| Vodafone | B | £5.96bn | The widest spectrum available to an existing operator. But tactical bidding by BT means Vodafone must pay a worryingly high price. |
| BT | C | £4.03bn | A more limited capacity for customers than license B - but nearly £2bn cheaper. |
| One2One | D | £4.00bn | Same capacity as licence C. One2One's new owner, Deutsche Telekom, will soon be taking part in the German mobile auction. |
| Orange | E | £4.10bn | Same capacity as licence C. The licence could help Orange, which is due to separate from parent Vodafone, find a new buyer. |