www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In its bid to end landline phone monopoly in Serbia, euro1 million ($1.45 million) has been offered by Norway’s Telenor ASA to acquire the license to become Serbia’s second landline telephone operator.

Decision by the telecommunications agency will be taken on February 10 who considers the bid to be low. Construction of a fiber-optic landline network connecting all major Serbian cities is also a part of Telenor’s plan.

Telekom Serbia dominates over the landline phone market of Serbia and has been alleged of poor connections and maintenance. All the companies having at least one million users and revenue of more than euro200 million a year have been invited by Serbia’s government to bid for the license. The second fixed phone operator license will be granted for 10 years.