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Microsoft co-founder joins wireless race

GRANT ROBERTSON AND CATHERINE MCLEAN

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

The Canadian wireless spectrum auctions took a surprising twist yesterday as the mysterious Niagara Networks Inc. withdrew its application and another player revealed tech legend Paul Allen is backing its bid. Niagara Networks had attracted ample speculation since it submitted the top financial deposit in the auction, $881-million in an undisclosed form, earlier this month.

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