Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has granted permits for more mobile phone firms to operate faster 4G networks.
The four new winners were announced as Hutchison 3G, a division of BT called Niche Spectrum,Telefonica O2 and Vodafone.
Existing 4G operator Everything Everywhere was also given expanded bandwith.
Ofcom said in a statement: "This is expected to lead to faster mobile broadband speeds, lower prices, greater innovation, new investment and better coverage.
"Almost the whole UK population will be able to receive 4G mobile services by the end of 2017 at the latest."
Ofcom said the purpose of the auction was to "promote strong competition in the 4G mobile market".
However new entrants in the sector, including Chinese-owned firms, failed in their bids.
The regulator said the failure of new entrants was simply because their bids were too low.
The auction raised £2.34bn for the taxpayer but the Government had hoped for a total of £3.5bn.
There was a reserve price on the auction of £1.36bn.
Britain's last big mobile phone spectrum auction was in 2000 for 3G services and raised more than £20bn.
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