Following the applicants undergoing the qualification review per stipulations set forth in the preceding section, the competent authority shall announce the list of competing bidders.

The total frequency bandwidth awarded to bidders shall comply with the following provisions:
1.Available from 2013:
(1)Where more than five competing bidders are announced, the upper limit shall be 35 MHz for uplink and downlink each; and the lower limit shall be 10 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
(2)Where four competing bidders are announced, the upper limit shall be 40 MHz for uplink and downlink each; and the lower limit shall be 10 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
(3)Where less than three competing bidders are announced, the upper limit shall be 45 MHz for uplink and downlink each; and the lower limit shall be 10 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
(4)The competing bidders shall not only be limited by frequency bandwidth as prescribed in the previous three subparagraphs, but the awarded frequency bandwidth of each frequency segment shall also comply with the following provisions:
a.The upper limit for 700 MHz frequency segment shall be 20 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
b.The upper limit for 900 MHz frequencysegment shall be 10 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
c.The upper limit for frequencies listed in Item 1 and 2 of this subparagraph shall be 25 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
d.The upper limit for 1800 MHz frequency segment shall be 30 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
2.Available from 2015: The upper limit of frequency bandwidth shall be 70 MHz.
3.Available from 2017:
(1)The upper limit for 2100 MHz frequency segment shall be 20 MHz of each for both uplink and downlink.
(2)The total upper limit for 2100 MHz frequency segment and 1800 MHz frequency segment shall be 25 MHz each for both uplink and downlink.
4.Availablefor application in 2019:
(1)The upper limit of the 3500MHz frequency band is 100MHz.
(2)The upper limit of the 28000MHz frequency band is 800MHz.
The total approved bandwidth of the winning bidder or operator of this business shall not exceed one-third of the total bandwidth of the mobile broadband service; the total bandwidth below 1 GHz shallnot exceed one third of the total bandwidth of the mobile broadband service below 1 GHz. However, the operator winning the auction in supplementary bidding rounds or those with other special circumstances approved by the competent authority shallnotbesubject to these provisions.

The auctions shall be processed by competent authority.
The competent authority may adopt a remote connection bidding system in order to facilitate the auction.

The competent authority shall announce information pertaining to the date, seven days prior to the scheduled auction.

The competent authority shall stage a presentation of the auction process for the applicants fourteen days prior to the scheduled auction.
Each applicant shall assign three to six authorized representatives who are to present the power of attorney, relevant proof of documentation, and participate at the presentation of the auction process above, and also sign the affidavit.
The foresaid affidavit shall acknowledge that the applicant's authorized representatives indeed fully understand the auction process and are willing to abide by auction rules and relevant legal and regulatory stipulations.
From the date when the applicant submits their application to the competent authoritybased on the requirement of Article 12, within a seven-day period following announcement by the competent authority of the bidders list, the applicant shall deploy two dedicated lines according the specific mode assigned by the competent authority, by theway of connecting dedicated lines and the internet to the auction center, installing specified electronic quotation system software and undertaking connectivity tests.