Austrian regulator RTR said that it has set the second half of August as the new date to start the 5G auction. The bidders have already been informed of the new dates, giving them around three months to prepare for the procedure.
Bidders are not allowed to conclude agreements in advance and during the auction, the authority said. Bidders should not, for example, say whether they are participating in the auction, communicate their bidding strategies or inform the media, in order not to influence the course or result of the auction.
The authority will take all the necessary precautions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the regulator said. It had postponed the auction scheduled for April due to the pandemic, and after the government in Austria decided to take restrictive measures to halt the spread of the virus. The second 5G auction will award frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1,500 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands. The state should earn at least EUR 239.3 million from the auction.
