Because the telecoms sector is best served by a predictable environment, licensing conditions should not be changed. This was the sentiment expressed by the European Commission back in June and whilst not everyone agrees with it, it is clearly a view shared by the German telecoms regulator, RegTP.
Licensing requirements
Whilst a number of national regulatory authorities have changed the conditions for 3G licences - in Spain and Switzerland, for example, the date for roll out has been put back, and in Italy the length of the licence has been extended - RegTP announced on 27 August that the conditions upon which 3G licences were issued in Germany will remain unchanged notwithstanding that the price paid in Autumn 2000 for Germany's six 3G licences has obviously contributed to the financial pressure which operators now find themselves under.
