National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of Moldova

1. The National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) is announcing a spectrum license auction for the use of radio frequencies in 800, e900, 2100, 2600 and 3400-3800 MHz bands for the provision of public terrestrial cellular mobile electronic communications networks and services. 

2. The following sixteen spectrum licenses are available to auction:
      One license in the 800 MHz band: 801-811/842-852 MHz (FDD regime – 2x10 MHz).
      Two licenses in the 900 MHz band: one for 880-885/925–930 MHz sub-band: and one for 885-890/930–935 MHz sub-band (FDD regime, 2x5 MHz).
      Two licenses in the 2100 MHz band: one totaling 34,6 MHz, of which 5MHz in the sub-band1909,9-1914,9MHz, (TDD regime) and 2×14,8 MHz are in the sub-band 1964,9-1979,7/2154,9-2169,7 (FDD regime), the second license is for the sub-band 2010-2025 MHz (15 MHz, TDD regime);
      Three licenses in the 2600 MHz band: one for sub-band 2500-2520/2620-2640 MHz (FDD regime, 2x20 MHz,); one for sub-band 2560-2570/2680-2690 MHz (FDD regime, 2x10 MHz) and one for sub-band: 2575-2615 MHz, (TDD regime, 40 MHz);
      Eight licenses in 3400-3800 MHz band, 50 MHz bandwidth each (in TDD or FDD regime).

3. The auction is open to local and international companies. Legal entities, civil societies/associations of legal entities from the Republic of Moldova and from abroad are welcome to submit their bids.

4. According to the Terms of Reference of the auction (approved by ANRCETI Administrative Board Decision no.60 dated 17.09.2015) and Special Procedure for Organizing Spectrum Auctions (approved by ANRCETI Administrative Board Decision no.59 of 17.09.2015), the auction will be based on a competitive selection procedure (first price clock auction).

5. In order to participate, interested parties are invited to submit by November, 13 their applications to ANRCETI, according to the Terms of Reference of the auction and the Special Procedure.

6. The auction will be held at ANRCETI office: 134 Stefan cel Mare bd., MD-2012, Chisinau mun. Republic of Moldova.

7. Relevant documentation of the auction is available on ANRCETI official web site (A.B.D no 39 dated 20.09.2012; no 30, no 31 dated 14.07.2014; no 59 dated 30.12.2014; no 50, no 51, no 52, no 53, no 55, no 57, dated 17.09.2015; no 61, no 62 dated 21.09.2015).

9. The auction schedule is presented in the table below:

For additional information, interested persons are invited to contact the organizer to the above-mentioned address or by phone number: +373 22 251317; fax no: +373 22 222885; e-mail: office@anrceti.md. Contact persons are: Ala BAIDAUZ, Chief, Regulation Development Department of ANRCETI (tel. +373 22 251 312) and Vladimir VOZIAN, Deputy Chief, same Department (tel. + 373 22 251 337).