Fourth mobile frequency tender to be open to all bidders

The President of the Telecommunication and Postal Regulation Office (URTiP) Witold Graboś announced on Wednesday that two tenders for available mobile telephone frequencies would be launched by mid-November. "Four UMTS channels are equal to those currently held by existing mobile phone operators and thus they will be designated for one buyer. In terms of the 1800 GSM frequency we might decide to divide it among a number of companies. All will depend on the offers," said Graboś. It is only known that the tender would be open - current operators would be allowed to place their offers, and that the most important factor will be the proposed price. A decisive issue will also be keeping a competitive environment on the market, which could in theory, eliminate existing players in the tender. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) M.M.