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Seven companies enter British 4G airwaves race: regulator Dec 20th 2012, 07:57 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News REFILE-UPDATE 2-Dutch 4G frequency auction raises more than expected Fri, Dec 14 2012 UPDATE 2-Hutchison-Orange deal in hands of Austrian watchdog Fri, Dec 14 2012 Hutchison wins EU approval for Orange Austria deal Wed, Dec 12 2012 D. Telekom hopes investments will soften dividend blow Fri, Dec 7 2012 Related Topics Investing Simplified » Tech » Two women look at a mobile phone on Oxford Street in London October 29, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett LONDON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:57am EST LONDON (Reuters) - Telecoms regulator Ofcom said on Thursday that seven companies had qualified to bid for the new airwaves needed to roll out superfast 4G mobile broadband across Britain. Fixed lines provider BT, managed networks firm MLL Telecom and Hong Kong's PCCW Limited would enter the auction, Ofcom said, as well as all of the existing mobile network operators - EE, Vodafone, O2 owner Telefonica and Hutchison, which is behind Three. Bidders will be competing for spectrum in two separate bands - 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz, it said. The lower frequency 800 MHz band was freed up when analogue terrestrial TV was switched off. EE, a joint venture between France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom, has already launched 4G services in major British cities by reallocating its existing airwaves. (Reporting by Paul Sandle) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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