“After analyzing the initial bids submitted by the five operators as part of the spectrum auction, the Commission announces that the holding of primary rounds is required since the initial aggregated bid of the five bidders exceeds the number of available blocks in at least one band. The actual auction will begin on September 10, 2012, and the final results will be announced in October. The operators participating in the auction are 2K Telecom, Cosmote Romanian Mobile Telecommunications, Orange Romania, RCS & RDS and Vodafone Romania,” ANCOM announced.
ANCOM is auctioning off rights to use frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800 and 2600-MHz bands for providing mobile communications services – voice and data – for 15 years. “This is the first time in Romania that spectrum licenses are awarded through a competitive selection procedure,” ANCOM officials say.
The starting price for each block in the four bands has been set by Government decision. Each block from the 800 MHz assigned for 15 years will have a minimum price of EUR 35 million, those from the 900 MHz bands will cost a minimum of EUR 40 million, EUR 10 million per block in the 1800 MHz band and EUR 4 million per paired block and EUR 3 million per unpaired block in the 2600 MHz band. For the blocks to be assigned for 15 months, the values have been set at EUR 1.7 million in the 900 MHz band and EUR 0.8 million in the 1800 MHz band.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)