Colombia’s communications ministry is close to awarding spectrum for 3G services to local mobile operator Tigo, owned by Luxembourg’s Millicom International Cellular, media reported. Communications Minister Mara del Rosario Guerra, said ‘We are about to award Tigo 10MHz of additional spectrum’. Both America Movil’s Comcel and Movistar, owned by Telefonica, will also receive additional spectrum for 3G services, minister added.
‘We are already negotiating with these two operators,’ the official said. As the spectrum would be awarded for coverage expansion and development of new technologies, so the operators did not need to participate in a bidding process.