A one-month consultation procedure on the distribution of frequencies for 5G has been announced by Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE).
In a statement, it says that the assumption is to distribute four general exclusive frequency licences, each for 80 MHz in the 3480-3800 MHz band. The licences will be valid until the end of June 2035 and the proposed starting price for each block will be PLN450 million (€105.4 million).
It adds that according to the assumptions, the auction winners will be obliged to roll out the network by deploying:
At least 10 base stations in the area of one voivodship city selected from the cities indicated within four months of receiving the licence
Until 31 December 2023, at least 300 base stations throughout the country, including at least 10 base stations in the area of each of at least 20 municipalities selected from the indicated municipalities, with the proviso that at least nine voivodship cities will be selected
Until 31 December 2025, at least 700 base stations throughout the country, including at least 10 base stations in the area of each of at least 30 municipalities selected from the indicated municipalities, provided that at least 16 voivodship cities are selected
UKE concludes by saying that the commitments were designed in a way to ensure network roll-out in the largest population centres i.e. municipalities with more than 80,000 residents.
