3g IN PAKISTAN starrt 29 march

Pakistan will
auction the third generation
(3G) telecom licences on March
29 this year with each ^&^& to
be base priced at $210 million and
auctioned through bidding. PTA Chairman Dr. Muhammad
Yasin told the media that said
that the amount bidders will
have to deposit with initial
expressions of interest would be $31.5
million and ^&^& terms would be from eight to 15
years. He expects to attract at
least 10 to 15 potential
investors for the initial bidding
process. The existing telecom
operators could start offering 3G services immediately after
being awarded a ^&^&, while in
case of new operators, they will
have to wait till March 2013 to
commence 3G services in the country.
Analysts say that the base price is little higher than
they had originally expected.
Earlier estimates suggested that
the base price for 3G licences
would be $195 million, they said. They
opine that the winning bid wont go beyond $270 mark,
though those existing telecom
players who have plans to not
to go with 3G will play their
best to increase the bid value