700 MHz auction loses another one as Catalyst pulls out

OTTAWA – Just 11 companies remain in the running to participate in next month’s auction of 700 MHz wireless spectrum.The latest to withdraw is Toronto’s Catalyst Capital Group, a private equity investment firm which is one of the largest shareholders of the struggling Mobilicity, which is operating under the court’s protection. No reasons were given for its withdrawal, which leaves Bell, Eastlink, Feenix Wireless (Mobilicity founder John Bitove), Globalive (Wind), MTS, Novus Wireless, Rogers, SaskTel, TbayTel, Telus, and Videotron still in the running. See the full list here.The auction is slated to get under way January 14th (three sessions of...