IM may be in third week of Fabuary

ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT )

Most waiting document Information Memorandum for 3G/4G spectrum auction late one week more which was expecting second week of Febuary. Last week Chairman PTA and Consultants were out of country. They are back home now and hoping preparation of Information Memorandum for 3G/4G spectrum auction by end of third week of February 2014, sources told telecoalert.com.

For those who don’t know, Information Memorandum or IM for 3G will be a detailed document with all the information required for mobile phone operators for participation in next generation spectrum auction.

Spectrum pricing, criteria for participation in auction, any limitations, prerequisites, modalities and all other relating information will be added in the IM before making it public.

Auction of third generation telecom licenses is planned around March 2014, as mentioned by Anusha Rehman, Minister State for Telecom and IT, as well.

During the while, 3G Consultants have already consulted all stakeholders to note their opinion, sources told ProPakistani. All kind of efforts are being made to make sure that nothing unplanned or unpleasant happens before, during or after the auction.