OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 January 2016, during the meeting of Auction Commission UAB Omnitel, a subsidiary of TEO LT, AB, was recognised the winner of radio frequencies block bundle No. C1 at Communications Regulatory Authority auction for the right to use radio frequencies (channels) from paired radio frequencies bandwidth of 880–915 MHz and 925–960 MHz, and paired radio frequencies bandwidth of 1710–1785 MHz and 1805–1880 MHz.

Omnitel offered the highest price (EUR 14.3 million) for this radio frequencies block bundle and got the priority right to choose the preferred A and B category radio frequencies block.

At the meeting of Auction Commission on 27 January 2016 Omnitel expressed its will to choose A2 (i.e. radio frequencies from paired radio frequencies bandwidth of 891.7–903.3 MHz and 936.7–948.3 MHz) and B2 (i.e. radio frequencies from paired radio frequencies bandwidth of 1735–1760 MHz and 1830–1855 MHz) radio frequencies blocks.

The chosen frequencies blocks will ensure high 2G, 3G and 4G network capacity and maximum coverage of Lithuania’s territory, including and state border areas as the chosen frequencies blocks have the biggest number of priority frequency channels harmonized with the neighboring countries. Those channels also have the least limitations compared with the other frequencies blocks.