Businesses participate in spectrum auctions for 4G and 5G

After this time, units of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will evaluate the bidding documents of enterprises. After the enterprise wins the bid for the frequency band used for technologies such as 4G and 5G, it will be granted a license to provide telecommunications services by the MIC .

Previously, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long signed and issued Decision No. 219/QD-BTTTT approving the plan to organize the auction of the right to use radio frequencies for the 2,300-2,400MHz band. Enterprises participating in the auction of the 2,300-2,400MHz band can deploy telecommunications networks and services using IMT-Advanced (4G) or IMT-2020 (5G) technology, according to the principle that whichever technology is deployed will apply the requirements for deploying telecommunications networks with the corresponding technology (IMT-Advanced, IMT-2020).

Enterprises submitting auction participation dossiers to the Telecommunications Department shall comply with the provisions of Decree No. 88/2021/ND-CP dated October 1, 2021 regulating the collection of fees for granting the right to use radio frequencies, auctions, licensing, and transfers of the right to use radio frequencies for frequency bands (Point 7, Article 12). Within 1 day from the date of receipt of the dossier, the Telecommunications Department shall notify the enterprise in writing of the invalid dossier. Within 4 days from the date of receipt of the notice, the enterprise must complete and resubmit the valid dossier according to the regulations.

Within 15 days from the date of receipt of valid dossiers, the Ministry shall consider issuing a certificate of eligibility for the enterprise to participate in the auction. In case the dossier does not meet the prescribed conditions, the Ministry shall issue a written notice of refusal to issue a certificate, stating the reasons.

In the plan to organize the auction of the right to use radio frequencies for the 2,300-2,400MHz band for the terrestrial mobile information system according to the IMT standard (issued with Decision 219/QD-BTTTT dated February 21, 2023), the Ministry of Information and Communications stated that there are 3 frequency bands to be auctioned, including: A1 (2,300-2,330MHz), A2 (2,330-2,360MHz), A3 (2,360-2,390MHz). The winning enterprise will be granted a license to use the band for a period of 15 years.

The starting price of all 3 frequency blocks A1: 2,300-2,330MHz; A2: 2,330-2,360MHz; A3: 2,360-2,390MHz is over 5,798 billion VND/block. The step price for all 3 blocks is 10 billion VND/block. The minimum deposit is 5%, the maximum is 20%. Specifically, the deposit applied at the auction for 3 frequency blocks is 580 billion VND/block.

It is known that by the end of 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communications has licensed telecommunications enterprises to test 5G in 40 provinces and cities.

OFFICE STYLE - NGUYEN KHANG

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