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Articles tagged with: Sfr 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
Related Tags: orange, 3g, eu, itu, tim, ovi, iden, france-telecom, 3, bouygues-telecom, 3g-licenses, license-fees, France
EU Rules 3G License Refunds are not State Aid
A court advisor to the European Union's Court of Justice has recommended that the EU Court had been correct in dismissing a complaint by French mobile operator, Bouygues that the allocation of 3G licenses was incorrectly carried out. 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, bouygues-telecom, arcep, umts, orange-france, France
EU Court Rules Changes To SFR, Orange 3G Licenses Were Legal"
LUXEMBOURG -(Dow Jones)- The French government acted legally when it changed the conditions of third-generation mobile telecommunications licenses granted to sfr and Orange, a European Union court ruled Wednesday. more
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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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