“If we look at the annual dividends of individual operators, we see that there is room for discount here. And it’s just about what new player sets the strategy to be attractive even for those customers who are satisfied with the current offer and do not consider changing operators, “said Dzurilla.
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“It will definitely stir up the market”
According to the vice-chairman of the House Economic Committee Martin Jiránek (pirates), with the current setting of auction conditions, a situation may arise where the fourth large operator does not come, but several local players who take away its market potential but cannot move the market themselves. In this context, he recalled the situation in Slovakia, where, according to him, a similar development had taken place.
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According to Dzurilla, the auction will definitely stir up the market. “Either a strong fourth operator will come, or local players will participate, to whom the acquired frequencies and national roaming will help them grow and in time they will become national players,” he countered.
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The auction of frequencies in the 700 and 3400-3600 MHz bands should take place by the end of the year, operators can report by the end of September. In addition to the existing operators O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone, there is speculation about the interest of other companies, such as ČEZ, Sazka Mobil, Nordic Telecom and Poda.
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The conditions of the auction have changed several times. The current company O2 attacked them
at the European Commission, T-Mobile and Vodafone are also considering legal action.
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