Kyivstar refused 3G license by Ukranian Court (Ukraine)Ukraine’s Kyiv Appellate Administrative Court overturns a ruling in favour of Kyivstar getting a 3G license. Earlier the commercially-owned mobile operators were not granted 3G licenses, citing a failure by the operators to reach an agreement with military bodies on joint usage of the frequencies.
Ukrtelecom, the only 3G license holder in Ukraine, received the license in late 2005 in an auction, in order to boost the value of the firm prior to privatisation. Ukraine’s two top cellular operators, Kyivstar and UMC wrote to the President, Viktor Yushchenko protesting at how the license was awarded and demanding an open tender be carried out and called for clear and even rules.
