The government auction of wireless frequencies. Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian, has announced the Mobile World Congress to proceed with the allocation of mobile phone frequencies of 310 MHz in the second quarter. Sebastian has ensured that the procedure will be mixed, auction and tender, but most of which are free (90%) will be auctioned.
The Government expects to collect between 1,500 and 2,000 million euros. Of the amount raised, 800 euros will go to sort the frequencies now occupied by the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), the so-called digital dividend. The Ministry of Industry opened in mid last year a public consultation on the allocation of mobile phone frequencies.
Should decide whether to do so by tender or auction. The latter has been the method used by the German Government early last May to 4.384 million euros earned in the operation, although the country Germany has twice the population. Telefonica, which operates in Germany through its subsidiary O2, paid 1,380 million for a block of frequencies.
In 2005, Industry opted for competition in the allocation of frequencies of 900 Mhz. Then-Secretary of State for Information Society Francisco Ros, defended this approach in the past because it ensures greater coverage and service quality. Obviously, operators have always preferred the competition at the auction.
In 2000 he played the same debate with the allocation of frequencies for third generation (UMTS), and as operators, including Vodafone, Telefonica and paid hundreds of billions of euros (over 8,000 million in Germany alone and more 5,000 in the United Kingdom), Spain had little to do 
The Government expects to collect between 1,500 and 2,000 million euros. Of the amount raised, 800 euros will go to sort the frequencies now occupied by the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), the so-called digital dividend. The Ministry of Industry opened in mid last year a public consultation on the allocation of mobile phone frequencies.
Should decide whether to do so by tender or auction. The latter has been the method used by the German Government early last May to 4.384 million euros earned in the operation, although the country Germany has twice the population. Telefonica, which operates in Germany through its subsidiary O2, paid 1,380 million for a block of frequencies.
In 2005, Industry opted for competition in the allocation of frequencies of 900 Mhz. Then-Secretary of State for Information Society Francisco Ros, defended this approach in the past because it ensures greater coverage and service quality. Obviously, operators have always preferred the competition at the auction.
In 2000 he played the same debate with the allocation of frequencies for third generation (UMTS), and as operators, including Vodafone, Telefonica and paid hundreds of billions of euros (over 8,000 million in Germany alone and more 5,000 in the United Kingdom), Spain had little to do
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