Myanmar plans more telecom licences, tenders

Nieuws Algemeen Myanmar 16 JUN 2013
Myanmar plans more telecom licences, tenders
Myanmar plans to invite participation for providing internet services and building a national fibre network. The ICT ministry is currently deciding on the winning bidders for two telecom licences, which received much interest. "There are lots of opportunities in Myanmar's telecom sector. While we have called for tenders for the two telecom licences, our plan is to invite participation for providing internet services," Livemint quotes Thaung Tin, deputy minister for communications and information technology, as saying. He said there is a huge requirement for fibre rollout, for which the ministry plans to call tenders after the two new licences have been awarded. The ministry is also looking to further increase competition in the sector. "Awarding these telecom licences is a priority. Since there was limited spectrum, we are currently looking at awarding only two licences. However, going forward we plan to award more licences to increase competition," Thaung Tin said.

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