CHISINAU.  Oct  6  (Interfax)  -  The  Moldovan National Regulatory
Agency in  Telecommunications  and Informatics (ANRTI) plans to announce
an international  tender  in  the  next two months to choose a third GSM
standard   cellular   operator  for  the  Moldovan  market,  Information
Development Minister Vladimir Molojen told Interfax.
     “A third operator in the country would not be too much,” he said.
     “There  are  reserves  and  the  appearance  of a new player on the
market will  contribute  to its development, bring in new investment and
balance out the tariffs on mobile phone services,” he said.
     The  cost  of  a  license  for  a  new  mobile operator would be $8
million.  The winner of the tender must submit $4 million within a month
after the tender and the rest of that amount within two years.
     The  two existing mobile operators in Moldova, Voxtel and Moldcell,
feel that  it  would  be  senseless for a new player to enter the market
since their services cover practically the entire country.
the Moldovan  market  since  1998.  Its  shareholders are France Telecom
Mobiles  with  51%, Moldavian Mobile Telephone Bis with 30%, MoldTelecom
with 10%,  the  International  Finance  Corporation  with 5%, and Orange
Romania with 4%.
     Moldcell  has  been  working  on the Moldovan communications market
since 2000.
     Voxtel  has a 60.5% share of the GSM standard communications market
in Moldova, while Moldcell has a 39.5% share.

Source- http://www.interfax.com