Hungary attracts five companies for 3G tender
November 2, 2004
Five companies have submitted bids for Hungary's 3G mobile license tender, national telecoms authority NHH President Daniel Pataki has said.
Three of the bids were from the current mobile operators, T-Mobile, Pannon GSM and Vodafone Hungary. The other two bids were from TDC A/S of Denmark and Tele2 of Sweden. TDC is bidding through its subsidiary HTCC and Tele2 through its Hungarian unit established this year.
Hungary has invited bids for four 3G mobile licenses, with concessions for 15 years. The result of the bidding is expected to be announced on December 1.
Hungary had previously delayed the sales of licenses following a downturn in the global economy and a lack of UMTS handsets.
Hungary has a population of over 10 million and a mobile subscriber base of around 8 million.
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