Norwegian 1800 MHz allocation goes to sealed bids

News Wireless Norway 22 JAN 2016
Norwegian 1800 MHz allocation goes to sealed bids
The Norwegian electronic communication regulator Nkom said that Telenor Norge and TeliaSonera Norge failed to reach an agreement by the 20 January deadline regarding frequencies in the 1,800 MHz band. It said Telenor Norway had won 2 x 10 MHz in the recent auction and TeliaSonera had won 2 x 5 MHz. The matter now progresses to another stage involving sealed bids, and the deadline for submission is 28 January.

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Mobile

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Telia,  Telenor Norway

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Norway

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Government telecommunications licensing, Wireless

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