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Articles tagged with: Avea and 3G License
Turkey has awarded three 3G licenses to the incumbent operators following an auction to battle over the spectrum allocation. Turkcell won the largest block (A License) with a bid of €358 million ($462 million), followed by Vodafone and avea with bids of €250 million (US$323 million) and €214 million (US$276 million) respectively. more
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Turkey On Track for 3G License Auction by Year-End
Turkey is still on track to hold its second attempt at a 3G license auction by the end of this year, subject to no "extraordinary" events preventing it. Unnamed sourced told the Reuters news agency that the "tender will be held in December if there is no extraordinary development," more
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Turkey to Offer 3G Licenses Within Six Months
Turkey is to launch a tender for 3G licenses within the next six months, reports the government's Official Gazette, where all new laws are published. According to the Gazette, the minimum value of the A License is set as US$405 million, while the minimum value is US$355 million for the B License, US$304 million for the C License and US$253 million for the D License. more
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Turkey to Get Number Portability by Year-End
Turkey's telecoms regulator has announced that it will mandate mobile number portability to be launched in November this year. Tayfun Acarer, head of the Telecommunications Board told reporters that he expects the infrastructure should be in place within the next couple of months, but the service would not launch immediately to allow for testing. more
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Vodafone Accuses Turkcell of Obstructing Mobile Number Portability
Vodafone Turkey CEO Attila Vitai has accused market leader, Turkcell of curbing efforts to introduce mobile number portability into the country. Speaking at a press conference, he said that customers were having to waste money and resources on carrying a couple of phones to ensure they can be contacted. more
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Turkcell Picks up Turkey's Only 3G License
Turkey's Turkcell has won, what has become the country's sole 3G license after other bidders withdrew from a televised auction. The company is paying US$440 million for the license, although that rises to about US$510 once you include taxes. The auction was due to have occurred earlier this year but was delayed for unspecified reasons, although that was widely believed to be due to the political difficulties pending the snap election held a couple of weeks ago. more
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Turkey Delays 3G License Tender
Turkey's telecoms regulator has delayed the country's planned 3G license tender until September. The tender was due to be carried out today. The Communications Ministry official gave no reason for the delay, but media reports cited the general elections, which have been brought forward to July from November amid a political crisis. more
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