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ComReg starts auction process for 4G mobile licences

  • 29-05-2012 08:48AM
    #1
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,493 ✭✭✭✭


    Last Friday, Comreg, after 4 years of consultation started the multi-band spectrum award auction process.

    Closing date for submission of application forms and deposits is Friday 20th July.

    Minimum price of €20m per lot of 5 MHz of paired sub-1 GHz spectrum (€260m/13 blocks/65MHz) and €10m per lot of 5 MHz of paired 1800 MHz spectrum (€150m/15 blocks/75MHz) for a 15 year licence.

    http://www.comreg.ie/publications/comreg_commences_multi-band_spectrum_award_process.583.104110.p.html


Comments

  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    What a total waste of an irreplaceable resource.

    We need 20MHz channels and a single wholesale operator or else any new system will be a marginal improvement or worse once it has an economic number of customers.

    Nor will Comreg insist on high enough mast density.

    STUPID STUPID !!!

    Nor has anyone a clear idea how to mitigate interference to Cable TV, Cable Broadband and Digital Terrestrial TV.


  • #3
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,493 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    watty wrote: »
    Nor has anyone a clear idea how to mitigate interference to Cable TV, Cable Broadband and Digital Terrestrial TV.

    Comreg is very clear, it's RTÉNL/Saorview's responsibility to inform the trade/public of possible interference and for the public to remedy any problems at their own expence.

    Different to the UK's position where £180m has been allocated by the government to fix 1 TV for an estimated 2m homes that may be affected by 4g services although Freeview estimate it will cost up to £200m.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    They should be sacked.

    Criminal irresponsibility. Spectrum management & protection, not raising money from licences is Comreg's job.


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