Kathmandu. In the European country, Moldova, Chaudhary Group (CG Corp Global) has bid nearly 570 million rupees to purchase frequencies for operating mobile services. In the frequency allocation auction recently conducted by Moldova’s telecommunications regulator, CG Telecom has bid this amount for two 20 MHz blocks within the 3600 MHz spectrum for 3.8 million euros (569.2 million rupees).
The local telecommunications regulator ANRCET has allocated various frequency bands to three telecommunications companies through a bidding process. The government managed to collect a total of 26.31 million euros in revenue from the frequency allocation through the auction process, Telecom Spectrum News reported, although this amount was lower than initial expectations.
In the bidding, Moldcell, a telecommunications company operated by CG Telecom under the Chaudhry Group (CG Corp Global), state-owned Moldtelecom, and French joint venture Orange Moldova have received spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1500 MHz, and 3400-3800 MHz bands, respectively. None of these three operators showed any interest in the 2300 MHz, 2600 MHz, and 26 GHz frequencies.
Orange Moldova emerged as the highest bidder. It secured eight 5 MHz blocks in the 1500 MHz frequency range and a 100 MHz block in the 3600 MHz band for a total of 11.95 million euros. Similarly, state-owned Moldtelecom acquired 2 x 10 MHz in the 700 MHz range for 10 million euros and 2 x 5 MHz in the 900 MHz band for 0.56 million euros. Chaudhry Group’s Moldcell has spent 3.8 million euros for two 20 MHz blocks within the 3600 MHz spectrum.
The final details of the new spectrum allocation are as follows:
The terms of these licenses require telecom companies to pay in five equal installments. The first payment will be made immediately and the remaining payments will be spread over the next four years.
Licenses for the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz, and 3400-3800 MHz bands will remain valid until March 2050. Similarly, licenses for the 900 MHz spectrum will expire in November 2029.
Wireless telecommunications service providers use electromagnetic spectrum of different MHz capacity to establish wireless connections between communication devices.
