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Articles tagged with: Bouygues Telecom and 3G License
Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3G license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's SFR. In 2000, the French government sold two 3G licenses to France Telecom and SFR for EUR4.95 billion each. A later attempt in 2002 to sell the remaining two licenses raised just EUR619 million from Bouygues Telecom. The fourth license remains unsold to this day. more
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French Operators Authorised to Offer 3G at 900Mhz
French telecoms regulator, Arcep has approved applications by Orange and SFR to offer 3G services in the 900Mhz. Third 3G license holder, Bouygues Telecom says that it will apply for an amendment to its license to reuse its 900Mhz spectrum in 2009. more
Related Tags: orange, mts, 900mhz, sfr, arcep, umts, orange-france, France
France's telecoms regulator, ARCEP says that it is preparing to issue a fourth 3G license and also consulting on plans to allow WCDMA networks to operate in the existing 2G GSM frequency bands. more
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Bouygues confirms 3G bid - licenses i-mode from DoCoMo
Confirming overnight media rumours, France's Bouygues Telecom has confirmed that it will be bidding for one of the two remaining 3G licenses that are due to be sold next month. The company says that the decision, contrary to what had been decided in January 2001, is mainly due to the changes in the 3G license conditions, namely the lower fee and longer license term. Also, due to the lower license fee, the company will not need to raise its debt level, being able to fund the enterprise through shareholder funding - considering the current debt hostile environment, this is a significant benefit for Bouygues. more
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