Aryan 666
2007-06-18 15:37:30 UTC
Six Bid for Macedonia's Fourth GSM License
Macedonia's telecoms regulator, the Macedonia Agency for Electronic
Communications (AEK) has announced that six companies have expressed a
formal interest in the forthcoming tender for the country's fourth GSM
operating license. The regulator noted that two of the companies are local,
and four are foreign, but did not name them.
In keeping with the license requirements operation must begin within six
months of license acquisition and coverage must be available to 30% of the
population within 12 months of the date of acquisition. Population coverage
of 50% must be achieved within 24 months, with 90% coverage to be reached
within 48 months.
There are currently three operators in Macedonia, T-Mobile, Cosmofon (a
subsidiary of OTE Group, Greece) and recent entrant, Mobilkom (a subsidiary
of Mobilkom Austria).
According to figures from The Mobile World, Macedonia has just over 2
million mobile phone users, representing a population penetration level of
70%.
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Macedonia's telecoms regulator, the Macedonia Agency for Electronic
Communications (AEK) has announced that six companies have expressed a
formal interest in the forthcoming tender for the country's fourth GSM
operating license. The regulator noted that two of the companies are local,
and four are foreign, but did not name them.
In keeping with the license requirements operation must begin within six
months of license acquisition and coverage must be available to 30% of the
population within 12 months of the date of acquisition. Population coverage
of 50% must be achieved within 24 months, with 90% coverage to be reached
within 48 months.
There are currently three operators in Macedonia, T-Mobile, Cosmofon (a
subsidiary of OTE Group, Greece) and recent entrant, Mobilkom (a subsidiary
of Mobilkom Austria).
According to figures from The Mobile World, Macedonia has just over 2
million mobile phone users, representing a population penetration level of
70%.
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