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NCRC Expecting Tender For Assignation Of 3G Licenses In May-JuneThe National Communications Regulation Commission expects tenders for reception of licenses for 3G mobile communication UMTS in May-June, chairman of the commission Volodymyr Oliinyk told the Business magazine.
He said that there are some discrepancies as for conversion of frequencies, and expressed hope that the Defense Ministry would eliminate the defects by the end of winter.
Oliinyk also said that in the future, frequencies that will be allocated for 3G are likely to be used for 4G.
He added that the introduction of 4G will be coordinated with European institutions.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the national communications regulation commission admitted announcement of a tender for 3G before February.
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NCRC Estimates Nominal Value Of Radio-Frequency Bands For 3GThe National Commission for Regulating Communications (NCRC) estimates the nominal value of frequency bands allocated for a tender for licenses for UMTS (3G) mobile communications at approximately UAH 890 million.
Volodymyr Smoliar, a member of the Communications Commission, announced this to the press.
"As for the nominal value of the whole band to be put up for sale, it will be approximately UAH 890 million. All in all 100 MHz," he said.
He noted that the practical price of the band will depend on a number of factors, including the number of participants.
According to him, the NCRC has yet to define the terms of the tender and the number of lots.
Smoliar confirmed that the announcement of the tender can be in January 2011.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the NCRC expects an announcement of the tender for 3G licenses before February 2011.
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NCRC Expects Announcement On Tender For 3G Licenses Before February 2011The National Commission for Regulating Communications (NCRC) expects a tender for selling licenses for UMTS (3G) mobile communications to be announced before February 2011.
Volodymyr Smoliar, a member of the commission, said this during a roundtable.
"[The commission expects] the start of the tender in the second half of January 2011," he said.
He said the National Commission for Regulating Communications was adjusting with the Defense Ministry a plan of conversion of radio frequencies for UMTS (3G) mobile communications. The Defense Ministry is likely to endorse a final option of the plan by the end of 2010, he said.
According to Volodymyr Smoliar, the draft plan of conversion of radio frequencies fixes the cost of the conversion at UAH 848 million. The time for the conversion is 8 months, according to the draft plan.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the NCRC used to expect a tender for selling licenses for UMTS (3G) mobile communications before 2011.
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NCRC Admits Holding Tender for 3G Licences before 2011The National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC) admits holding a tender for selling licences for UMTS (3G) mobile communications before 2011, Commission Chairman Volodymyr Oliinyk has announced in course of an international investment forum named Integration and Partnership.
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Ukrtelecom Announces Tender to Purchase 1.1 Million SIM-Cards for 3G NetworkUkrtelecom, Ukraine's largest telecommunications company, has announced a tender to purchase 1.135 million SIM-cards for the network of mobile communications of UMTS standard (3G).
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Number of Mobile Operators’ Subscribers Up to 55.6 MillionIn July, the number of subscribers of Ukrainian mobile operators rose by 1% or 0.56 million to 55.61 million.
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NCRC Establishes Group to Draft Plan on Conversion of Radio Frequencies for 3GThe National Commission for Regulating Communications has created a working group to draft a plan on conversion of radio frequencies for the mobile communications of UMTS standard.
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Kyivstar Announces Resumption of Talks between NCRC and Operators on Bids for 3G LicensesThe Kyivstar company, a mobile communications operator, has announced that the National Communications Regulation Commission and mobile communications operators have resumed talks on sale of licenses for third-generation (3G) mobile communications licenses.
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Ukrtelecom to Build 500 Base Stations in 2010Ukrtelecom, the largest telecommunications company in Ukraine, intends to build 500 base stations for mobile communications of the UMTS standard (3G) in 2010.
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Telecoms Market in Central and Eastern Europe: Time for New StrategiesThe value of the telecoms markets in Central and Eastern European countries as measured in local currencies decreased but only slightly in 2009. However, due to financial crisis and those currencies weakening, in euro terms the market lost a sixth of its value. First signs of macroeconomic recovery have already been visible. Operators must decide now what services would grant them the highest margins in the coming years, PMR reports.
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