More Spectrum for German 3G Ops

date: July 1, 2002 - source: BWCS

The German telecommunications regulator, RegTP, is set to double the amount of frequencies available to the country’s six third-generation mobile licensees. According to a report in German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche, RegTP will make available spectrum which had previously been reserved for the armed forces. However, the article claims that the new frequencies will not be released until 2007.

The German government awarded six 3G concessions in August 2000 following what has become the world’s most expensive UMTS spectrum auction. The winning bidders – T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone (formerly Mannesmann), E-Plus, Viag, MobilCom and Group 3G (now offering services under the name Quam) – paid a total of US$46.11 billion for their 20-year concessions. There are currently around 55 million mobile users in Germany.

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