Ceske radiokomunikace did not succeed in winning one of the three Czech FWA licenses

Ceske radiokomunikace did not succeed in winning one of the three Czech FWA licenses (not to be confused with the third-generation UMTS cellular licenses). The Czech Telecommunications Office on Friday selected BroadNet, the StarOne/GiTy consortium and Nextra Wireless as the three winners. The nationwide FWA licenses will be awarded for a fixed fee of CZK 150 mil. each. The FWA licenses will allow their holders to operate wireless point-to-multipoint access technologies to connect to the end user (typically a small and medium business, in this case), without having to rely on the local-loop network of Cesky Telecom or having to lay a new fixed line. Ceske radiokomunikace was among the 13 bidders for the licenses. It was not seen as a favorite during the tender (none were), and its stock will likely be relatively unaffected by the failure to win a FWA license. Cesky Telecom was excluded from participating in the tender.

(Ondřej Daťka)