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By the end of this year, Belgian government will issue a fourth mobile telecoms licence in an effort to spur further competition. As a result, a newcomer could in principle begin operating in 2010.
According to Anne Everard, vice director in charge of communications for Economy Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, “Operators have indicated interest and we have had a lot of discussions recently with them.”
From what we’ve heard, cable operators Telenet and Voo are among the potential bidders, possibly together. Both companies, have already signed MVNO deals to offer mobile services via the networks of established players.
Belgium’s existing mobile operators — Belgacom’s Proximus, France Telecom-owned Mobistar, and Dutch KPN Telecom’s Base — will not be allowed to bid. The government hopes to raise at least 40 million euros ($53.62 million) from the new license…
[Via: Reuters]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
