MOSCOW, May 31 - RAPSI. The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until June 19 its consideration of an amicable agreement in the dispute between Kosmos-TV, Kaskad-TV and the State Radio Frequency Commission.
Kosmos-TV has previously reported that a number of technical issues regarding the amicable agreement have so far not been resolved and that it has yet to be signed by the State Radio Frequency Commission.
According to the agreement, the plaintiffs will refuse from their claims and the companies will get compensation for the losses they incurred due to the commission's decision as of September 8.
The State Commission is reported to have amended the decision of September 8, 2011 which states that the winners of the LTE tenders will have to compensate the losses of the companies who lost out in the bid.
In September, the State Radio Frequency Commission put 791-862 MHz frequency bands up for tender to construct LTE lines sufficient for four operators. Each operator is expected to operate a 30MHz frequency band. Successful bidders are granted additional 2.5-2.7 GHz frequency bands and 720-791 MHz frequency bands in the future.
The successful bidders are supposed to convert the frequencies at their own cost. The Communications and Mass Media Ministry estimated the total cost of this at $2 billion or 60 billion rubles.
Each operator will invest at least 15 billion rubles ($480 million).
The State Radio Frequency Commission ordered MTS and Sinterra to give 2,5-2,57 GHz and 2,62-2,69 GHz frequency bands in Moscow to Scartel, the Yota operator, and to the successful bidders of 2,5-2,57 GHz and 2,62-2,69 GHz frequency bands, which are currently run by WiMAX. In exchange, MTS and Sinterra will obtain 2,57-2,62 GHz frequency bands and will be allowed to arrange LTE-networks in these bands. However, the 4G Consortium has said that this frequency band is not yet supported by manufacturers.
The tender for 791-862 MHz frequency bands in Russia will be held in the first quarter of 2012.
Kosmos-TV is a satellite TV provider. Sistema and Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) each hold a 50-percent stake.
