Czech Telecommunication Office Presented Its Goals For 2012

On 18 January 2012 the Czech Telecommunication Office (CTO) announced its goals for 2012 previously approved by its Council.

The main tasks of the CTO shall be: the preparation and execution of the auction of frequencies for mobile services of a new generation; the execution of extended competencies with respect to the consumers´ rights protection; and or continuing the analysis of the market in the field of electronic communications.

It is undisputed that most attention will be focused on the planned mobile phone frequencies auction. The auction should increase competition and reduce prices for consumers. The CTO expects that within a relatively short time citizens and entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic will have top quality mobile broadband services, particularly a high speed mobile internet.