RCOM fails to bag Bahrain contract
The West-Asia entry for Reliance Communications did not take off as the company failed to win the licences for offering fixed-line services in Bahrain when the financial bids for the same were opened on Wednesday.
By Joji Thomas Philip, TNN |
NEW DELHI: The West-Asia entry for Reliance Communications did not take off as the company failed to win the licences for offering fixed-line services in Bahrain when the financial bids for the same were opened on Wednesday.
The licences for Bahrain’s two National Fixed Wireless Services (NFWS) were bagged by Mena Telecom WLL and MTC-Vodafone. These companies will be allowed to offer both voice and data services. They can also provide local telephony, internet services and international calls.
The licences will be granted by Bahrain’s telecom regulatory authority on January 8. Reliance Communications was among the six bidders shortlisted for the final round for Bahrain’s two NFWS licences. The other shortlisted companies included ATCO Clearwire Telecom, Batelco, Etisalcom Wireless Co WLL and Bahrain BSC.
The Bahrain setback comes close on the heels of Reliance Communications’ three unsuccessful bids for licences in foreign countries. The company, which had jointly bid with Singye Group lost the race for the second mobile operator licence in Bhutan.
Prior to that, Reliance Communications had failed in its bid to win the licence for the second national operator’s (SNO) licence in Kenya. Reliance had formed a consortium with Sweden-based Swedtel for its Kenya bid.
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