Poland’s government will legislate to bring the country’s long-running auction of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum to an end.
Poland’s government will legislate to bring the country’s long-running auction of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum to an end.
Mobile operators are continuing to bid on spectrum seven months after the auction kicked off, despite the amount already committed reaching over four times the PLN1.6bn (US$425m) that the tender was expected to raise.
Concerns are growing that the high prices paid by operators will be passed on to consumers, according to a Reuters report.
T-Mobile Poland, Orange Polska, Cyfrowy Polsat’s Polkomtel (Plus) and P4, owned by Greek businessman Panos Germanos, are battling for the airwaves, which combined are set to sell for up to PLN8bn (US$2.12bn).
To halt stop that figure rising further, Poland’s government has moved to empower regulator UKE to end the auction as of 1 October, bringing it to a close within the first 10 days of the month.
The UKE and Ministry of Administration and Digitization did not respond to requests for comment before the press deadline.