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Bangladesh Mulls Auction of 700Mhz Spectrum
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Bangladesh's telecoms regulator, the BTRC is reported to be considering a tender for radio spectrum in the 700Mhz bands, probably for use by 4G services.
However, the regulator is still struggling with the controversy over renewing GSM licenses, and 3G licenses are still being considered for later this year.
The 700Mhz bands were used by analogue television, but are being released as part of the digital dividend as televisions migrate to digital services.
"We want to make the most out of the in-demand 700 MHz spectrum," Zia Ahmed, chairman of the BTRC told the Daily Star newspaper.
However, a block of 700Mhz spectrum was given away free of charge in 2006 to an internet service provider, and its holdings would make mobile broadband services difficult to deploy.
The regulator is now looking at ways of shuffling the spectrum around, or even reclaiming it.
On the web: Daily Star
Tags: [btrc] [Bangladesh]
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