Polish telecoms regulator UKE has announced details of the much-anticipated LTE spectrum auction.
The authority will award 19 15-year licences for frequencies in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Auction participants must submit initial bids by 24…
Polish telecoms regulator UKE has announced details of the much-anticipated LTE spectrum auction.
The authority will award 19 15-year licences for frequencies in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Auction participants must submit initial bids by 24 November.
The reserve prices for the licences in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands are PLN6m (US$1.814m) and PLN2m (US$604,882) respectively.
Each auction participant will be able to obtain a maximum of two licences, or 20 MHz of spectrum, in the 800 MHz band and four licences, 40 MHz spectrum, in the 2.6 GHz band.
In February, UKE called off a planned auction of licences for frequencies in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands, citing procedural concerns. At the time, the regulator’s president Magdalena Gaj said “technical problems” had prevented auction participants from being able to access certain documents for two-and-a-half hours.
The UKE could raise up to PLN1.8bn (US$544m) from the auction, according to local business publication Forsal.
Poland’s four mobile operators are Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile, Orange, Polkomtel’s Plus and Play.
