BeST applies for GSM operator license
Author: Mikhail Doroshevich
04/03/2005
State owned Belarusian GSM operator BeST has applied for the license to the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus . Ministry of Communications is to make a decision in a month but the cost of the license hasn't been defined yet. Though there is a chance for BeST to get a discount from the government.
Mikhail Demchenko, BeST general director, says that without a license the company cannot to start the project and to proceed to equipment purchase and network building.
State owned Belarusian GSM operator BeST was founded by Beltelecom (25%) and by state owned enterprise Agat (75%) in November 2004. At the first stage BeST is planning to invest $150 into its network building. The third Belarusian GSM operator network is to be put into operation in the end of the third quarter of 2005.
Useful links:
Beltelecom
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus
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