Transfer of frequencies from military to UMTS will cost zl. 1.1 billion

The total cost of transferring microwave frequencies from the army for development of the third generation UMTS mobile phone network stands at more than zl. 1.1 billion, according to preliminary estimates cited in Puls Biznesu. Army Headquarters has already obtained the necessary funds from the Defense Ministry. The money will be paid back in periodic installments through 2005. "We are obligated to hand over the ground bandwidth by the end of 2002 and the satellite bandwidth by 2005," said Eugeniusz Sygocki, President of the Military Frequency Management Office. "Everything is being done according to schedule. We will meet the deadline." (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) P.J.