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Overview Strategy review Performance Governance Financials
Additional
information
Vodafone Group Plc
Annual Report 2016
187
Overview of spectrum licences at 31 March 2016
700MHz 800MHz 900MHz 1400/1500MHz 1800MHz 2.1GHz 2.6GHz 3.5GHz
Country by region
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Quantity1
(Expiry date)
Europe region
Germany 2x10
(2033)
2x10
(2025)
2x12
(2016)
1x20
(2033)
2x5
(2016)
2x10+5
(2020)
2x20+25
(2025)
n/a
2x102
(2033)
2x252
(2033)
2x52
(2025)
Italy n/a 2x10
(2029)
2x10
(2018)
1x20
(2029)
2x15
(2018)
2x15+5
(2021)
2x15
(2029)
n/a
2x52
(2029)
UK n/a 2x10
(2033)
2x17
See note3
1x20
(2023)
2x6
See note3
2x15
See note3
2x20+25
(2033)
n/a
Spain n/a 2x10
(2030)
2x10
(2028)
n/a 2x20
(2030)
2x15+5
(2030)
2x20+20
(2030)
n/a
Netherlands n/a 2x10
(2029)
2x10
(2030)
n/a 2x20
(2030)
2x20+5
(2020)
2x10
(2030)
n/a
Ireland n/a 2x10
(2030)
2x10
(2030)
n/a 2x25
(2030)
2x15+5
(2022) n/a
n/a
Portugal n/a 2x10
(2027)
2x5
(2021)
n/a 2x6
(2021)
2x20
(2033)
2x20+25
(2027)
n/a
2x52
(2027)
2x142
(2027)
Romania n/a 2x10
(2029)
2x10
(2029)
n/a 2x30
(2029)
2x15+5
(2020)
1x15
(2029)
1x40
(2025)
Greece n/a 2x10
(2030)
2x15
(2027)
n/a 2x10
(2027)
2x20+5
(2021)
2x20+20
(2030)
n/a
2x152
(2016)
Czech Republic n/a 2x10
(2029)
2x10
(2021)
n/a 2x18
(2021)
2x20
(2025)
2x20
(2029)
n/a
2x42
(2029)
Hungary n/a 2x10
(2029)
2x10
(2022)4
n/a 2x15
(2022)3
2x15
(2019)
2x20+25
(2029)
n/a
2x1
(2029)4
Albania n/a n/a 2x8
(2016)
n/a 2x9
(2016)
2x15+5
(2025)
2x20+20
(2030)
n/a
2x22
(2030)
2x142
(2030)
2x52
(2029)
Malta n/a n/a 2x15
(2026)
n/a 2x25
(2026)
2x20+5
(2020)
n/a 1x42
(2020)
Safaricom: Kenya
Safaricom continues to operate on a periodically renewed trial licence
for the 2x15MHz 800MHz band spectrum granted in February 2015
until the national regulatory authority (‘CA’) is ready to issue the
full Commercial Licence. The CA is also conducting a stakeholders’
consultation on the allocation of LTE spectrum in the 800MHz band
to all mobile operators.
In August 2015 CA issued new subscriber regulations
to be implemented by February 2016. Safaricom is working with the
authorities on revised timelines to ensure an effective transition to the
new regime as the envisaged timeframe wasn’t operationally feasible.
The CA has announced its intention to commission a study
on competition within the telecommunications sector. The date for the
commencement of the review has not been announced.
Qatar
In January 2016 Qatar underwent a signicant government re-shufe
at cabinet level resulting in the amalgamation of the Ministry
of Information and Communications Technology with the Ministry
of Transport and the replacement of the incumbent Telecoms Minister.
Vodafone Qatar is currently challenging decisions made by both the
previous Ministry and national regulatory authority (‘NRA’) relating
to the application and enforcement of the dominance framework.
Preliminary decisions were issued in respect of all three actions in March
2016. The action taken against the Ministry was rejected on technical
grounds with the Court declining to recognise the decision of the
Ministry as a “nal administrative decision” under the Administrative
Law. The two separate cases relating to subsequent decisions of the
NRA have been reserved for further investigation and consideration.