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Eight applicants vie for fifth mobile operator opening
Saturday, 1 July 2006 - 4:23 AM SL Time
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With the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) throwing open the doors for a fifth mobile operator to enter the the fray, eight leading mobile telecommunication companies had applied to fill the slot as at 4 p.m. yesterday, the closing date for applications.
According to Kanchana Ratwatte, Director General of the Commission, among the eight applicants are four reputed mobile operators. They are the dominant operator from Malaysia Maxies, Bharath Telecom of India, Lanka Bell and Suntel.
The TRC invited for operators with 3 - G experience. The applicants had to pay the processing fee of Rs 200,000 each.
The successful applicant will be required to pay a licence fee of USD 4 million.
There are already four mobile operators in the fray namely Celltel, Mobitel, Dialogue GSM and Hutchinson while SLT, Lanka Bell, Suntel and Dialogue Broad Band are the fixed line operators.
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Vagabond
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1 Jul 2006 09:54:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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I thought we are going to introduce WiMAX covering whole of SL. I was thinking of using a Wi-Fi enabled VoIP phone when I am in SL.
We do not need 3G go direct to WiMAX. |
anizam
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1 Jul 2006 17:11:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kanchana Ratwatte, Director General of the Commission,
Look who is the DG of the commission. The Son of Famous Anuruddha rathwatta. Mahinda chintanaya on full swing :) :) |
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