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Claro, Tigo to bid for Paraguay 4G spectrum
2015-12-07 11:10:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Paraguay's telecoms regulator Conatel has announced that the only two operators to submit bids for frequencies in the 4G spectrum were Claro (America Movil) and Tigo (Millicom) after Personal (Telecom Italia) decided against making an offer. Conatel launched its long-delayed 4G auction in October, having drawn criticism from operators and the GSMA over the terms of the licences and the excessively high basic cost, with a minimum of USD 15 million payable for each 5+5 MHz block. A total of six blocks are available in the 1,700-2100 MHz (AWS) band and the concessions will be granted for a period of five years. Conatel is set to release spectrum for LTE use in the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands once it has completed its AWS auction.
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Claro, Tigo line up for 4G spectrum contest in Paraguay
2015-12-07 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Conatel to award 1700-MHz/2.1-GHz frequencies later this month.
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TIM, Claro lead subscriber additions in December
2015-02-02 10:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The mobile subscriber base in Brazil grew by 3.55 percent last year to 280.73 million active lines, according to data from Anatel. That included 6.76 million LTE users. The teledensity was at 138 percent at year-end. Almost 76 percent of mobile users were still on prepaid, and postpaid counted 67.8 million subscribers or just over 24 percent of the total. In the final month of 2014, TIM and Claro added the most new customers, each gaining almost half a million subscribers to finish the year with respectively 75.72 million and 71.11 million. Market leader Vivo lost around 363,000 customers in the month to end 2014 with a total 79.94 million. Oi also lost customers, dropping to 50.91 million from 51.53 million in November.
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Vivo, TIM, Claro, Algar to take part in Brazil 4G auction
2014-09-24 10:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Brazilian operators Vivo, TIM, Claro and Algar Telecom have registered to take part in the 4G auction, scheduled for 30 September, while Oi and Nextel have dropped out of the race. On offer will be six lots of 2x10 MHz in the 700 MHz band, of which three will have national coverage. The fourth lot does not cover the concession areas of regional operator Sercomtel (Londrina in Parana) and the municipalities in the states of Sao Paulo, Goias and Minas Gerais served by Algar Telecom. The fifth and sixth lots are regional and are equivalent to the areas of Sercomtel and Algar, respectively. A second bidding round is foreseen if there is no winner for a lot in the first round. The Brazilian government hopes to receive at least BRL 7.7 billion from the auction of the 700 MHz frequency band, but without Oi's participation this goal might not be achieved. Oi, which is faced with serious financial problems, said it plans to use the 2.5 GHz band to offer 4G to its customers and meet coverage obligations by 2017, with the possibility of also using the 1.8 GHz frequency band in the future. Nextel said it will continue monitoring investment opportunities for growth and development of the business, adding it could be interested in the auction of leftover frequencies that Anatel could organize next year.
Claro, Orange win spectrum tender in Dominican Republic
2014-05-13 08:17:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Dominican Republic telecoms regulator Indotel has awarded spectrum in the 941-960 MHz and 1755MHz/2110-2155 MHz frequency bands to Claro and Orange/Altice for a total price of USD 70.5 million (approximately DOP 3 billion). Claro won 40 MHz of spectrum (C and D blocks) in the 1700-2100 MHz (AWS) frequency bands, while Orange won 19 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz band. Orange completed the sale of its Dominican Republic unit to Altice in April.
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