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Telecommunications board cancels 3G Tender
Telecommunications Board of Turkey cancelled the tender for the license of the Third Generation Mobile Communication System (3G), sources said on Wednesday. Turkcell was the only bidder in the tender held by the state regulatory body, the Telecommunications Board, for four different licences at four different frequencies that will allow operators to provide advanced services such as video telephony. Turkcell made an initial bid of 311 mln eur, which it then increased by 10 mln eur to win the licence for the top frequency of 45 MHz. With value added tax, the company will be paying the treasury some $510 mln.
