Norwegian postal and telecoms regulator PT said the auction for frequencies in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands will yield total revenue of NOK 1,784,702,000. TeliaSonera will pay NOK 626.700 million for the airwaves it has won, Telco Data will pay 707.500 million and Telenor will pay NOK 453.002 million.
TeliaSonera won the coverage obligation block of two times 10 MHz in the 800 MHz band, which means it must provide 98 percent population coverage within five years at an average of 2 Mbps, chiefly using frequencies in that band. TeliaSonera also won two 5 MHz blocks in the 900 MHz band and two 10 MHz blocks in the 1800 band.
Telenor won two 10 MHz blocks in the 800 MHz band, two 5 MHz blocks in the 900 MHz band and two 10 MHz band in the 1800 MHz band. Unknown company Telco Data won two 10 MHz blocks in the 800 MHz band, two 5 MHz blocks in the 900 MHz band and two 20 MHz blocks in the 1800 MHz band.
All three winners of airwaves in the 800 MHz must cover 40 percent of the population within four years. They must also participate in a joint organisation with broadcasters to mitigate the risk of interference with DTT. This organisation must be in place two months after the auction at latest, and before the 800 MHz frequencies are put into use.
All the available blocks in the 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands were sold at the auction, but there are three remaining blocks of two times 5 MHz in thte 1800 MHz band that were unsold.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications will issue the licences after the winners have paid their fees, for which the deadline is ten working days. The licences will be valid from 01 January 2014 for 20 years. There will be a total annual fee of approximately NOK 113 million.
NPT will monitor compliance with the obligations. The consultancy firm Smith Institute has carried out an independent audit of the result of both phases of the auction and has verified that the results are consistent with the auction rules.
