Minkomsvyazi given to the various subsidiaries of the holding "Svyazinvest" Almost all of the licenses for frequencies for 4G. Licenses are issued in four competitions, and "daughter" Svyazinvest "won 39 out of 40. Eleven licenses received "Rostelecom", another – "Sibirtelecom". The only license, which the company Svyaztelekoma "not received, departed Chechen provider" Vainakh Telecom.

But cellular operators, the so-called Big Three were unable to obtain any one license, but also participated in competitions. No license stayed and Tele2. This is mainly due to the fact that Minkomsvyazi wishes to license the new company, not encumbered obligations in relation to previous standards. Now the Big Three will focus on the development of 3G, since access to the networks of LTE (4G) until they closed. Svyazinvest is to invest about 30 billion rubles, resulting in a 4G network should appear in 40 Russian regions.

Via Lenta