New wireless internet tenders announced
Some 320 local providers will have an opportunity to enter the market, which might translate into lower prices for internet users.
The tenders are likely to take place in October in the regional branches of URTiP and each of them will cover the area of a county or powiat. The annual price for the usage of a set of frequencies has been settled at the level of zł.1,750 per commune, or gmina. Should there be only one offer, the reservation will be granted without the tender.
"This is a great opportunity for rural zones where big, commercial operators don't want to enter. It is simply not profitable enough to invest in an area with very few users. The attitude will be different, if the telecom companies cooperate with communes that can count on EU subsidies for regional development," says Tomasz Kulisiewicz, an independent IT and telecom expert.
Wireless internet is becoming more and more popular worldwide, thus URTiP is expecting the tenders to attract wide interest.
The tenders are likely to take place in October in the regional branches of URTiP and each of them will cover the area of a county or powiat. The annual price for the usage of a set of frequencies has been settled at the level of zł.1,750 per commune, or gmina. Should there be only one offer, the reservation will be granted without the tender.
"This is a great opportunity for rural zones where big, commercial operators don't want to enter. It is simply not profitable enough to invest in an area with very few users. The attitude will be different, if the telecom companies cooperate with communes that can count on EU subsidies for regional development," says Tomasz Kulisiewicz, an independent IT and telecom expert.
Wireless internet is becoming more and more popular worldwide, thus URTiP is expecting the tenders to attract wide interest.
