All three existing mobile operators in Serbia - Telenor, Telekom Srbija and Vip Mobile – acquired frequencies allowing them to introduce 4G mobile telephony services. Regulator Ratel determined that all bidders submitted valid financial offers amounting to EUR 3.5 million. Each mobile operator was awarded two radio frequency bands (1710-1785/1805-1880 MHz), meaning that each of them is to pay EUR 7 million to the Serbian state for the use of the spectrum. The regulator issued three individual licences for a period of 10 years, with the possibility of extending this term for an additional two years.
According to the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic, 4G services should be available to the population from April. He also announced that a second tender for the distribution of spectrum in the 800 MHz band, vacated by TV channels, will be called after the completion of the process for the introduction of DTT. Also, Serbia will hold another auction in 2016, this time for the sale of frequency spectrum in the 700 MHz band.
