Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Govt. considering direct sale of trunking spectrum

From: Marcel <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 23:43:27 -0400

Govt. considering direct sale of trunking spectrum

April 8, 2003 5:17pm

Mexico's government plans to sell spectrum for trunking concessions by
negotiating directly with bidders,
rather than by public auction, if bidders accept certain concession
modifications, Mexican daily El
Financiero reported.

Spectrum sales have been stalled for the last
two years because of litigation, and trunking
operator Nextel has called for new sale
attempts. Nextel already has a 70% share of
the trunking market and requires more
spectrum for further expansion.

Trunking operators' association Amcot has
suggested that free spectrum be awarded
according to operators' current holdings, so the
largest operator has first option on the largest
slice of available spectrum.

There are about 20 trunking operators in
Mexico, most of which took legal action
against the sale of 800MHz spectrum because
the concession contract included rights to
obtain further spectrum by direct purchase.

Nextel operates in 16 cities with plans to expand to Veracruz, Cordoba, Orizaba
and Tijuana this year. The
company gained much of its presence by acquiring smaller operators.

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