THINKING AUCTIONS?

Our reputation for developing automated auction systems is unmatched among academicians and software development firms,
because Computech-built and operated auction systems have returned $100+ billion in revenue since 1994.

Few, if any, organizations can match Computech’s experience when it comes to auctioning licenses for spectrum, land use, oil and
gas drilling rights, or goods like those repossessed by federal agencies and international authorities. Automating the auction process
allows for greater efficiency, optimal pricing, auditability, price discovery, and transparency.

Our Auction Experience

We design and deliver sophisticated auction systems that encourage competitive Key
bidding while minimizing risk and/or human error. Performance Metrics
Our breath of experience spans the entire auctions lifecycle, including:
More than 64
• Policy Consultation Online bidding auctions Computech
Pre-auction consultation support to help structure policy and has hosted and supported since
frameworks, including rule selection, band plans, and license structure; 1994.

• Auction Design Expertise

15 years
Operational Research and optimization modeling expertise to ensure qualified
A large government client has
advice in selecting the appropriate auction format/design;
relied on Computech-built systems
to conduct auctions of licenses for
• Custom or Customized System Development
electromagnetic spectrum.
Deliver customized auction-system solutions, using Computech’s platform.
Computech offers a full auction lifecycle solution, including system design,
development, implementation, and hosting; $19.6 billion
Raised during a client’s 700 MHz
• Live Auction Hosting & Support auction as a result of 260 rounds
Support for the conduct of live auctions, including filings, of bids.
customer mocks, and live bidding event auctioneer support; and

• Analysis & Reporting

Post-auction analysis and reporting, including the generation of winning bidder and
payment reports, and final results.

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From combinatorial to reverse, simultaneous multi-round to clock-proxy, Computech is unmatched in terms of creating, operating,
and maintaining reliable, robust auction systems. Experience shows online auctions benefit both buyers and sellers regardless of the
good or service sold, through increased transparency, competition, and allocation efficiency.

Simultaneous Multiple-Round
Based on the simultaneous multi-round (SMR) model, Computech has designed & built four generations of fully
automated, completely transparent, auction systems for the FCC. ISAS, the current system, runs multiple concurrent
auctions, provides bidders and the public with immediate feedback on current auctions, and offers full access to
archived auction data.

Descending / Reverse
To meet a governmental mandate to improve
access to affordable telecommunications service
in rural areas, Computech delivered a descending-bid
auction system for a large client where telephone
companies compete for licenses to provide service
for rural areas under the U.S. Universal Service
Fund program.

Combinatorial / Package Bidding

Advancing the state-of-the-art in auctions
systems, Computech designed and built a
“combinatorial” bidding system to allow bidders
to bundle licenses into packages, rather than
bidding on licenses individually.

Prototypes & Experimental Auction System Designs

Computech continues to remain at the forefront in auction system design and implementation,
developing and running tool-based simulations for clock, two-sided exchanges, and sealed-bid/proxy auctions.

Our Auction Platform

Leveraging our 15+ years of auction system
development experience, Computech’s team
built our own evolutionary auction platform that
employs a single Internet-based control module to
manage the entire auction process.

Our platform uses a scalable, modular system

design, allowing full flexibility in customizing the
supported auction designs. Our platform provides
the foundation for future system expansion,
ensuring our ability to deliver a fully-featured
system, while maintaining a faster time to market.

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