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Article: Ukraine: One 3G licence by end-2009, three more to follow; too vague says MTS.
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- October 3, 2009
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Ukraine s second largest mobile operator by subscribers, MTS Ukraine (formerly Ukrainian Mobile Communications), has attacked the country s telecoms regulator, the National Commission on Communications Regulation (NCCR) for providing insufficient information on upcoming 3G licence auctions, preventing cellcos from forming investment plans.
The NCCR on Tuesday announced that a single UMTS licence would be sold in an auction to be launched on 30 November 2009, including a 25MHz block of spectrum in the 2.1GHz band, with a duration of 15 years and a reserve price of UAH400 million (USD49 million). The watchdog added that three more 3G concessions would be auctioned ...