Six companies, including the country’s main mobile operators, have collected bidding documents for Thailand’s upcoming 4G spectrum auctions, but the state is still vacillating over the timing of the sale.
AIS’s Advanced Wireless Network, DTAC subsidiaries DTAC TriNet and DTAC Broadband, True Move’s True Move H Universal Communication and Hutchison Telecommunications (Thailand), and Jas Mobile Broadband picked up papers for the 900-MHz auction earlier this week , as soon as they became available, the Bangkok Post reported.
The same six also collected bidding documents for the 1800-MHz sale last month, the paper said.
Thailand has scheduled its 1800-MHz and 900-MHz auctions to take place a month apart, in November and December respectively.
However, regulatory body the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is now considering holding both auctions at the same time, on 11 November, or rescheduling the 900-MHz sale to take place first.
The Bangkok Post quoted NBTC secretary general Takorn Tantasith as saying that the regulator will finalise the date for the 900-MHz sale by 15 October.
Would-be bidders will be able to acquire bidding documents until 21 October and have until 22 October to submit their applications.
Whenever the auction happens, the state has four 4G licences available, two at 900 MHz and two at 1800 MHz.
