By Veronika Gulyas and Margit Feher
BUDAPEST--A unit of Hungary's state-owned utility MVM Zrt. has
placed a bid under a government tender for a 450-Megahertz
frequency concession, the company said Tuesday.
The license for the unused part of the frequency is for 10 years
and would enable MVM NET Telecommunication Services Zrt. to set up
its data connection service based on the so-called code division
multiple access technology.
The telecommunications authority NMHH specified that the winner
will mostly need to provide digital public services including the
operation of the electronic road toll system, and the management of
public transport communication systems.
If MVM clinched the license it would indicate that the
government hasn't given up on its plan to establish a state-owned
mobile provider.
Earlier this year, the government wound up a company it formed
as a potential state-owned competitor to the existing three
privately owned mobile providers, Magyar Telekom Nyrt., the
country's largest telecom provider, Norway's Telenor ASA and U.K.'s
Vodafone Group PLC.
Write to Veronika Gulyas at veronika.gulyas@wsj.com
