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Articles tagged with: Radio Spectrum and 3G License
Spectrum Auctions Likely to Delay European Telco Deleveraging
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that deleveraging by western European telecoms operators is likely to be delayed as expected spectrum auctions in 2010 and 2011 will prompt significant cash outflows. However, the agency notes that spectrum costs alone are unlikely to trigger rating downgrades, unless auction costs are significantly higher-than-expected. more
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Switzerland Starts Preparing for Radio Spectrum Auctions in 2013
Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has instructed the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) to prepare the allocation of mobile radio frequencies which are either currently free or which will become free in the foreseeable future. more
Related Tags: comcom, ofcom, radio, Switzerland
KPN returns Telfort frequencies to the Dutch government
Netherlands based KPN is to return some of its 3G radio spectrum to the telecoms regulator following a court ruling earlier this year. The court ruled that KPN subsidiary, Telfort had not made full use of its 3G radio spectrum and imposed an ongoing series of fines until the spectrum was used. Handing the spectrum back to the regulator has capped the fines. more
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France to Award Additional 3G Radio Spectrum
The French government has decided not to have another go at awarding a fourth conventional 3G license, and will instead split the block of frequencies into three lots of 5 megahertz, with one reserved for a new operator. more
Related Tags: lte, digital-dividend, arcep, France
India's 3G License Auction Confirmed - Starts Jan 16th 2009
India's government has finalised the plans for its 3G and WiMAX auctions - with the 3G auctions starting on January 16th next year. Auctions for WiMAX licenses will commence two days after the 3G licenses are sold. more
Related Tags: wimax, mvno, mtn, bsnl, mtnl, mumbai, delhi, 3g-licenses, rajasthan, bandwidth, jammu, India
T-Mobile Awarded 3G License in Macedonia
Macedonia's telecoms regulator, The Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK) has awarded a 3G license to T-Mobile, after the company was the sole bidder for the three available licenses. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, mobile-number-portability, cosmote, number-portability, Macedonia
Vodafone Seeks Delay in India's 3G License Auction
Even mighty Vodafone seems to be feeling the credit crunch, and has written to the Indian government seeking a delay to the 3G license auction - citing difficulties in raising the necessary funds. The auction is expected to be held before the end of this year, although recent reports have suggested the government may have to delay the auction due to radio spectrum issues. more
Related Tags: vodafone, department-of-telecom, 3g-licenses, India
Claims that India May Delay 3G License Auction
There have been unconfirmed reports that India's 3G license auction could be delayed until next year after the government found that it had not cleared the necessary radio spectrum in nine of the country's 22 circles. more
Related Tags: mtn, reliance-communications, bsnl, mtnl, 3g-licenses, India
Egypt's Mobinil Does Not Expect a Profitable 3G Network
Egypt's Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) says that it does not expect to make a profit from its 3G network - and would not have brought the license had it not included an extension to the existing GSM license held by the firm. more
Related Tags: base-station, edge, france-telecom, orascom-telecom, gsm-license, base-stations, egyptian-company-for-mobile-services, orascom, cairo, Egypt
Wataniya Palestine Granted Operating Radio Spectrum
Following a series of delays, it has been reported that Wataniya Palestine has been granted its operational radio spectrum so that it can launch its GSM network in the Palestinian Territories. Qatar based newspaper, The Peninsula reported that spectrum agreement reached with the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MTIT) will be for a staged release of radio frequencies over the next several months. more
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