The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine is dispossessing Kyivstar.

Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee has recommended that the country's largest mobile operator voluntarily relinquish some of its radio spectrum, according to Apostrophe.

Officials believe this will help ensure the full development of the market and facilitate the implementation of next-generation communications technology.
The operator itself is ready to consider issues of frequency redistribution by all operators, but is waiting for the opportunity to become familiar with the final text of the recommendations.
On November 10, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) issued mandatory recommendations to Kyivstar to voluntarily reduce the amount of radio frequency resources it uses. Officials believe that due to the concentration of a significant portion of frequencies, only Kyivstar will be able to ensure the rollout of 3G technology in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in all regions. This will lead to a decrease in competition in the mobile communications market.
According to the committee, given the upcoming sale of 3G licenses (frequencies in the 2100 MHz range), only Kyivstar's voluntary renunciation of the resource it uses can ensure the implementation of third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (LTE) technologies.
As a reminder, in 2012, Kyivstar controlled 44,1% of the 1800 MHz band and 58% of the 900 MHz band. Meanwhile, the shares of other operators are significantly lower: MTS controls 32,1% of GSM-1800 frequencies and 20% of GSM-900 frequencies, while Astelit (TM life:) controls 17,4% of GSM-1800 frequencies and 18% of GSM-900 frequencies.
"Yes, Kyivstar owns a significant amount of frequencies, but we also make the largest contributions to the country's budget for their use," notes the company's head of corporate relations, Petro Ivanov.
According to him, Kyivstar is currently using all the frequencies it has at its disposal.
At the same time, the company is also open to a compromise solution. Kyivstar believes that such steps should primarily involve implementing the principle of technological neutrality (which allows the operator to use any technology available on its own frequency) and parallel licensing of the 2100 MHz band under equal terms.
At the same time, the head of one of the companies in the domestic telecom market believes that Kyivstar is unlikely to unconditionally comply with the AMCU's requirements.
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