THE WRAP: Thailand blocks 3G deal; HK ops stick with unlimited plans

THE WRAP: Thailand blocks 3G deal; HK ops stick with unlimited plans

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THE WRAP: Thailand blocks 3G deal; HK ops stick with unlimited plans

John C. Tanner  |   February 17, 2012   |   4 comments
telecomseurope.net
It was the week that saw legal setbacks for CAT Telecom and TrueMoveH, as Hong Kong cellcos clung to unlimited mobile data plans (mostly), Indian cellcos geared up for 2G spectrum auctions, and Telenor pledged to fight for compensation in the country while settling a dispute over VimpelCom
 
It was a rough week for Thai operators CAT Telecom and TrueMoveH after a senate committee concluded that their 3G network deal is illegal.
 
TrueMoveH itself isn't in trouble – CAT Telecom is the entity found by the senate committee to have violated three laws in signing a concession agreement with TrueMoveH to effectively extend its concession by 14 years, thus giving it a head start in launching a 3G network. But it’s unclear what the findings could mean for True’s 3G ambitions.
 
It was also the week in which Hong Kong’s new fair usage policy (FUP) regulations took effect, with the city’s four major mobile broadband operators expected to drop unlimited data plans the day the policy took effect.
 
In the end, only PCCW killed its unlimited plan, with CSL, 3 HK and SmarTone electing to keep them for the time being. SmarTone’s decision landed it in hot water with customers and the Consumer Council, as the cellco announced earlier this month it would drop unlimited plans. Result: many customers unnecessarily switched to data-cap plans with fresh two-year lock-ins. 
 
In other news for the week, major incumbent mobile operators were reportedly lining up to participate in the auction of spectrum that will be freed up in the wake of a court decision to revoke 122 2G licenses.
 
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Aircel and other incumbent operators plan to participate in the upcoming auction, the Economic Times reported. But operators preparing for the cancellation of their 2G licenses, including Uninor, argue that third parties should not be allowed to participate in the auction.
 
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