Six operators to bid for NITEL privatization (Nigeria)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The privatization bid of fixed line operator Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) its mobile arm M-Tel will be opened by Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on February 16, 2010. Out of 14 pre-qualified consortia, only six met met the 5 February deadline for the submission of technical and financial proposals, and will therefore be able to submit bids for the minimum 75% stake.

Brymedia; AF21/Spectrum consortium; MTN Nigeria; Globacom Nigeria; Omen International; and New Generation Telecommunications (formerly known as Telefonica Consortium) are the successful candidates.

The original deadline for the submission of technical and financial bids was October 2, 2009, but this was pushed back to October 26.