Difficult LTE frequency auction has completed. The biggest losers are the customers? – Interaktywnie.com

According to the official results of the auction two blocks of frequencies in the 800 MHz band coincided with Orange, which paid for not adequately 1,586 billion and 1,483 billion zł zł. After one block scooped the T-Mobile (2,022 billion zł), P4 (1,496 billion zł), and NetNet (2,053 billion zł). The winner of this auction can be orange and P4 to be one of the lowest prices bought blocks, and strengthened its position in the market.

And among the losers were the T-Mobile and group Zygmunt Solorz-Zak. First of companies despite the fact that she wanted to win the two blocks, finally bought one and in addition a fairly high price. In turn, the group Solorz-Zak competed to purchase one or two blocks and, consequently, also bought one at a high price. The third and probably main losers are the customers . The operators due to the auction spent huge amounts of money, which will affect the possible price increases for the service provider or the network itself by reducing its quality. To incurred cost could be refunded in 15 years, operators have to pick up after 170 zł with each SIM card, you now have.

Until such time as the legal claims of the operators, payment of frequencies and build a network, I suspect that Orange and T-Mobile’s network together to bet on a block of 15 MHz. The advantage of “pink” over the “orange” within NetWorks !, resulting owned by the former additional 10 MHz in the 1800 MHz band currently has narrowed. The second, expected the alliance will be a trio Sferia, NetNet and P4. The latter is not willing to bear the cost of 500 million zł to build a network of areas on the map representing the so-called Polish. white spots. P4 will look for a partner with which it will be able to share costs, but also more effectively utilize its 5 MHz.

In conclusion, whether in fact operators are among the losers? I do not think so. On the other hand, we face legal battles, as well as increases in prices of services or, worse, potential compensation from the state treasury in favor of the alleged victims operators. Customer exciting times await you.

Witold Tomaszewski, editor TELEPOLIS.PL