TKK holds LTE auction meeting with mobile operators

News Wireless Austria 12 NOV 2013
TKK holds LTE auction meeting with mobile operators
Austria's telecommunications control commission (TKK) held a meeting with mobile network operators A1 Telekom, T-Mobile Austria and Hutchison Drei Austria on 11 November to discuss their concerns about the recent LTE spectrum auction. The aim of the meeting was to give the parties the opportunity to assert their rights and legal interests. The hearing was not open to the public to avoid any trade or business secrets being revealed. The TKK will now consider the operators' arguments and announce its decision in the coming weeks.

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Mobile

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A1,  T-Mobile Austria,  Hutchison Drei Austria

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Austria

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Government telecommunications licensing, Data services, Bearer technology, Services, Market, Wireless, Internet Access, Wholesale, Client, 4G - LTE

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