The following table outlines the number of licences issued to mobile operators in the last 15 years (included also are details of licences issued in 1996). All of these licences were issued through a comparative evaluation process and the two interim licences are limited extensions to licences previously issued through a comparative evaluation process.
Licence Holder
|
Type of Licence
|
Issue Date
|
Expiry Date
|
Issued By
|
Vodafone
|
GSM900
|
May 1996
|
Dec 2011
|
DCENR
|
Interim GSM900
|
May 2011
|
Jan 2013
|
ComReg
|
GSM1800
|
Jan 2000
|
Dec 2015
|
ODTR
|
3G
|
Oct 2002
|
Oct 2022
|
ComReg
|
O2
|
GSM900
|
May 1996
|
Dec 2011
|
DCENR
|
Interim GSM900
|
May 2011
|
Jan 2013
|
ComReg
|
GSM1800
|
Jan 2000
|
Dec 2015
|
ODTR
|
3G
|
Oct 2002
|
Oct 2022
|
ComReg
|
Meteor
|
GSM
|
June 2000
|
July 2015
|
ODTR
|
3G
|
March 2007
|
March 2027
|
ComReg
|
3
|
3G
|
July 2002
|
July 2022
|
ComReg
|
ODTR — Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation (now ComReg).
DCENR — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
ComReg — Commission for Communications Regulation.