Cell phones in Bulgaria
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Single Bidder for Bulgaria's 4th GSM License Liechtenstein based TelCo has been named as the sole bidder for the fourth GSM mobile license in Bulgaria. Under the procedures for the license sale, as only one company is bidding there will not be a formal auction and the license will be offered for the reserve price....WiMAX Arrives on the Black Sea Nexcom Bulgaria says that it has expanded its WiMAX network at the Southern Black Sea coast. In time for the summer season, Nexcom Bulgaria now covers a considerable part of the Seaside and 80% of the population in the large cities with population of more than 50 thousand people....Alcatel-Lucent Wins Bulgarian GSM Upgrade Contract Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a EUR32 million (US$51 million) contract by Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) to provide GSM/EDGE solutions to Vivatel, BTC's GSM mobile subsidiary....Bulgaria Oulines Plans for GSM License Auction Bulgaria's telecoms regulator, the Communications Regulation Commission has published the details of its recently announced GSM spectrum tender....Eleven Companies Interested in Bulgarian Spectrum Auction Eleven companies have indicated their interest in the forthcoming GSM1800 spectrum auction - reports the local Dnevnik newspaper, citing the telecoms regulator. ...Almost No Interest in Number Portability in Bulgaria Bulgaria's M-Tel has announced that only 266 of its customers have taken advantage of the mobile number portability (MNP) service to switch to another network operator. The country launched MNP one month ago....Bulgaria Plans GSM1800 Spectrum Sale Bulgaria's telecoms regulator, the CRC has announced plans to auction off a block of GSM1800 spectrum. The agency said that it will be offering 2 x 5 MHz in the 1800 Mhz range, without specify any further details....EU Warns Bulgaria and Romania Over Emergency Number Access In both countries, the Single European Emergency number 112 is still not functioning properly. Meanwhile, two cases against Finland over the national regulator's powers have been closed, following national legislative amendments....Deutsche Telekom to Buy 20% of Greek OTE for EUR2.5 Billion Deutsche Telekom said Monday it is targeting management control in Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) after buying a 20% stake in the company, but that it doesn't intend to make a tender offer for all of the shares in the company....Huawei has been selected by TransTelecom, a telecom operator in Bulgaria, to deploy a commercial WiMAX network, covering central business districts and hot spots in the country's major cities, including its capital, Sofia, and Varna, Bulgaria's largest harbor city.... |
