Connect Austria* Hutchison Mannesmann max.mobile* Mobilkom* 3G Mobile
Belgium
Auction
4
Auction to start 3-2001
Starting bid of Euro 150 million per license
Denmark
Auction
Probably 4
Auction to start 9-2001
Finland
Comparative selection
4
Awarded March 1999
-
-
-
-
Sonera Telia Suomen Kolmegee Radiolinja
France (see note below)
Comparative selection
4
Applications due by 31-1-2001; to be awarded by 31-5-2001.
A fee of 32.5 billion francs per license
Germany
Auction
6
Awarded August 2000
98'807 DM
€ 50'519
$ 46'214
$ 562
T-Mobil* Mobilcom VIAG* Group 3G Mannesmann* E-Plus *
Greece
Unknown
Unknown
On-going public consultation to decide number of licenses and how they will be awarded.
Ireland
Comparative selection
4
To be awarded by May 2001
Italy
Auction
5
Awarded October 2000
L. 23'550 !
€ 12'163
$ 10'084
$ 175
Omnitel* Ipse Andala Wind* Tim*
Luxembourg
Comparative selection4
To be awarded first half of 2001
Netherlands
Auction
5
Awarded July 2000
fl 5'918
€ 2'685
$ 2'515
$ 160
Libertel* KPN Mobile* Dutchtone* Telfort* 3G Blue
Portugal
Comparative selection
4
Awarded December 2000
80'000
Esc.
€ 399
$ 357
$ 36
Telecel* TMN* Oni Way Optimus*
Spain
Comparative selection
4
Awarded March 2000
-
-
-
-
Telefónica* Airtel* Retevisión* Xfera
Sweden
Comparative selection
4
Awarded December 2000
0.4 kr
€ 0.05
$ 0.04
0
Europolitan* Tele2* Orange Hi3G Access
UK
Auction
5
Awarded April 2000
£22'477
€ 38'306
$ 35'411
$ 595
BT* Vodafone Orange One-2-One TIW
EU
59
€ 104'904
$ 95'295
$ 394
Norway (see note)
Comparative selection
4
Awarded November 2000.
kr 400
€ 50
$ 43
$ 10
Broadband Mobile
NetCom*
Telenor*
Tele2
Switzerland
Auction
4
Awarded December 2000
CHF 205
€ 136
$ 120
$ 17
Swisscom* dSpeed Orange* Team 3G
Total
67
€ 105'090
$ 95'457
$ 376
Notes: The European Union has decided that its member states shall have made the necessary arrangements for launching UMTS by 1 January 2002. UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. UMTS is a part of the International Telecommunications Union's "IMT-2000" vision of a global family of "third-generation" (3G) mobile communications systems.
In France, two applicants--SFR and France Télécom--applied for licenses by the date specified.
In Norway, amount does not include annual fee of 20 million kroner per license.
! In billions of national currency. * Incumbent GSM operator.
