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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994

FINDINGS "THE

OF THE CONSULTATION

SUPPORT FOR THE GRANTING OF ADDITIONAL

STRONG

INDICATED PROCESS

LICENCES TO ENABLE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW ADVANCED CELLULAR AND CORDLESS ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES, SAID MR AND THE ALLOCATION OF MORE SPECTRUM FOR MOBILE ARENA.

FORM OF

PCS ENCOMPASSES THE NEW GENERATION AND MORE ADVANCED DIGITAL CELLULAR SERVICES OPERATING AT THE HIGHER AND LESS CONGESTED 1.7 GHZ-2.0 GHZ RADIO FREQUENCY BAND.

SIGNIFICANTLY THEREBY ALLOWING

"THE INTRODUCTION OF PCS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE DIGITAL CELLULAR NETWORK CAPACITY IN HONG KONG FUTURE FORESEEN DEMAND TO BE MET.

++

CAS, ON THE TO

OTHER HAND, IS CORDLESS ACCESS

FIXED TELECOMMUNICATION EVOLUTION OF THE CT-2 TYPE OF SERVICES.

TO PRIMARILY DESIGNED

NETWORKS

PROVIDE AND IS

AN

CAS HAS ADVANCED FEATURES INCLUDING TWO-WAY CALLING

CONTINUITY.

AND CALL

SYSTEM (PHS)

AND

EUROPEAN

OTHER

CORDLESS STANDARDS

IT CAN BE DELIVERED BY THE PERSONAL HANDY PHONE

DIGITAL "APANESE, DI

DEVELOPED IN EUROPE

DEVELOPEL

(DECT) TELECOMMUNICATIONS BEING DEVELOPED IN THE USA.

DO

"THE LICENSING OF CAS WILL OFFER THOSE CONSUMERS WHO EITHER NOT REQUIRE, OR CANNOT AFFORD, A MORE EXPENSIVE FULL-FEATURED CELLULAR PHONE A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE."

ΤΟ

CAS. A

THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY INVITED INTERESTED PARTIES SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO OFTA FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF PCS AND/OR SET OF CRITERIA HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR THE SELECTION OF LICENSEES.

ARE TECHNICALLY "PARTIES WHO SUBMIT THE BEST PROPOSALS WHICH

PRICES SOUND; OFFER GOOD VALUE-FOR-MONEY TO CONSUMERS (THAT IS LOWEST AND BEST

BRING TO HONG WHICH WILL

KONG'S

OF THE BENEFITS

NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGIES AND SAID MR

QUALITY)

AND

MARKET

INNOVATIVE SERVICES WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE UP A LICENCE, ARENA.

THE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ON THE AUTHORITY WILL DECIDE

ACTUAL OF THE PROPOSALS NUMBER OF LICENCES TO BE ISSUED AFTER EVALUATION

MARCH RECEIVED. THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS IS 24, 1995 BEFORE 5 PM HONG KONG TIME.

THE

AND OF

A COPY OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY'S STATEMENT ON REGULATORY

SERVICES FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GUIDANCE NOTES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE OPERATION PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS) AND CORDLESS ACCESS SERVICES (CAS)

OFFICE

IN HONG KONG

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CAN AUTHORITY ON

BE OBTAINED

FROM THE

29TH FLOOR,

WI

CHUNG

QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

OF THE HOUSE,

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