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Belgian 4G auction will start on 12 Nov with 3 candidates
2013-09-24 08:54:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Belgian regulator BIPT has received three applications for the 800 MHz spectrum auction. The auction, scheduled to begin on 12 November, will seek to sell three licenses of 2x10 MHz, each with a minimum price of EUR 120 million and a term of 20 years. Registration for the auction began on 14 August and an information evening was held on 10 September. BIPT is now reviewing the applications and will announce the names of admitted companies on 8 October. The candidates will likely include current operators Belgacom, Mobistar and Base. Telenet said earlier that it would not participate. The cable operator has a 3G license but has so far failed to build a network. All three lots will come with a rollout obligation. After six years, the winners must provide 4G coverage to 98 percent of the population. A newcomer will have nine years to reach the desired coverage and will also be able to cut national roaming agreements in order to use other networks. Existing operators (with 2G network) must after two years provide coverage to 30 percent of the Belgian population, reaching 70 percent after four years and 98 percent after six years. License number. 3 (the highest lot in the band) will also have to provide 98 percent coverage to residents of certains municipalities, within three years.
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