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                                                                   Exhibit 10.13
                            THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA
          MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MCIT)

           MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND IT HAS ISSUED THIS LICENSE:

    LICENSE FOR THE USE OF RADIO-ELECTRIC FREQUENCIES BY PROVIDERS OF PUBLIC
                 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND SERVICES

The holder of this License: SC MobiFon SA
Registered Address: Nerva Traian 3, M101, sector 3, Bucharest
Incorporation No. J40/9852/1996
Single registration code: 8971726
duly represented by Edward Murray Lattimore
domiciled in Bucharest, Helesteului st., 14, sector 1
Identification Document: passport VG295637, Canada, 25.02.1999

hereby authorised to exercise the right to use radio-electric frequencies to
supply electronic communications networks or services.

I.       1. The Licensee under this License is granted the exclusive right to
         use the following radio-electric frequencies:

         A. In the frequency bands 935-960 / 890-915 MHz:

                  1)       62 national channels: channel 1 (935,2/890,2MHz)
                           through channel 62 (947,4 / 902,4MHZ) according to
                           the GSM channel distribution under ETSI 301 502

         B. In the frequency bands 1805-1880 / 1710-1785 MHz:

                  1)       12 national channels in Bucharest: 637, 639, 641,
                           643, 645, 647, 649, 651, 653, 655, 657, 659,
                           according to channel distribution DCS1800 under ETSI
                           EN 301 502 standard;

2. At the request of the Licensee, the Ministry of Communications and IT (MCTI)
might supplement / reduce the allocated number of channels / radio-electric
frequencies allocated in GSM 900 and DCS 1800.

II.      LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND LICENSEE'S OBLIGATIONS

1.       The technology for which the right of use of the frequency has been
         licensed herein is the digital cellular mobile GSM communications.

2.       Under this License the Licensee shall exercise its licensed rights in
         such a way as to ensure effective, rational and efficient use of the
         allocated frequencies.

2.1      Coverage Requirements:

         a)       as a minimum, one base station installed and maintained in use
                  in each county capital

         b)       coverage area: min.50% of the territory

         c)       service availability: min. 50% population coverage

The list of main towns and roads to be covered by the Licensee are listed in the
Annex hereto.

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Subject to Ministry of Communications and IT prior approval, Licensee may
replace a town or road in the list attached to this Annex with another town or
road of equal importance in terms of population or distance thereto. Licensee
shall present a list of proposed town and road replacements at least one month
in advance.

In monitoring the Licensee's performance under this License, MCTI shall take
into account the towns and roads covered by the License in addition to those
established in the Annex hereto.

3.       TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1      Licensee may install, operate, control and make available to third
         parties a public GSM network and the corresponding infrastructure, for
         the supply of electronic communications services.

3.2      The assignation authorizations attached as an integral part of this
         License contain the frequency assignations for supply of network, the
         identification features of the radioelectric stations, the technical
         parameters defining the service area associated to the assigned
         frequencies and the characteristics of the radio signals carried
         through the network.

3.3      The General Inspectorate for Communication &IT (IGCTI) may request the
         Licensee to modify the technical parameters of its base stations except
         for base station site so as to ensure electromagnetic compatibility.

3.4      Licensee shall send IGCTI a list of locations of the Licensee's base
         stations, at least 30 days prior to the start-up of the construction
         works. For the sake of electromagnetic compatibility, IGCTI may request
         the Licensee to change any of the locations listed by Licensee.
         Licensee shall notify IGCTI the technical parameters of the Licensee's
         base stations (locations, proposed frequencies, emission power,
         antennas / equipment etc), at least 2 weeks before the putting into
         operation.

3.5      Licensee shall comply with the GSM standards established by ETSI and
         the MCTI's technical regulations in force.

3.6      To avoid or eliminate any harmful interference, Licensee shall comply
         with the MCTI's technical and operational requirements regarding the
         use of radioelectric frequencies.

3.7      Licensee shall take due steps at its own costs to eliminate any harmful
         interference including but not limited to repair works, insertion of
         additional filters, correction of errors due to inadequate or defective
         network installation or in equipment operation.

3.8      Radio-communications network equipment shall be compliant with the
         basic requirements and the European standards applicable in Romania.
         Licensee may not directly or indirectly impose equipment requirements
         other than those established by the applicable ETSI standards.

3.9      QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:

         a)       the service shall be supplied 24 h / day, 7 days per week

         b)       call blocks over the radio path- max : 2% at peak hours

         c)       call drops over the radio path - max: 2% at peak hours

The principles, rules and methods for measuring service quality, coverage and
other quality parameters shall be established by MCTI after consultations with
the GSM operators and accoridng to the international practice.

4.       This License expires on December 31, 2011 and may be renewed by MCTI
         upon Licensee's request made at least 6 month prior to the expiring
         date specified above.

5.       This License may be assigned to a third party, subject only to the
         prior agreement of MCTI and provided that the assignee assumes all the
         obligations under this License. The assignment of this License shall
         not restrain, hinder or distort the competition and, where the use of
         spectrum has been harmonized to the European standards, This License
         shall not

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         lead to changes in the destination of the spectrum allocated under this
         License, which may come in contradiction with such harmonized
         legislation.

6.       Licensee shall pay IGCTI for the whole License validity term a fee for
         the use of the radioelectric spectrum, according to the regulations in
         force.

7.       Licensee shall follow MCTI's instructions under the international
         accords regarding the use of radioelectric spectrum (and the use
         thereof in the border area) in which Romania is a party. The use by
         Licensee in the frontier area of the spectrum / channels assigned
         hereunder shall be in coordination with the radio-communications
         authorities in the countries involved. To this end, Licensee shall, at
         its own costs, provide MCTI the necessary support for a proper
         coordination process.

8.       Licensee shall abide by MCTI's requirements with regard to the need to
         achieve the international harmonization of the use of the radioelectric
         frequencies and international cooperation in electronic communications,
         such as: changes in the frequencies assigned and the corresponding
         technical parameters established by this License, within a reasonable
         time limit established by MCTI after consultation with the Licensee.

III.          MCTI may temporarily forbid the Licensee the partial or total use
              of any frequency band or frequency, at the justified request of
              the competent public authorities, where such measure is imposed by
              the need to ensure national security, national defense or the
              public order.

IV.           Licensee shall provide MCTI all the info and materials upon MCTI's
              request, as may be required to enable MCTI to exercise its powers.

V.            Licensee shall provide IGCTI all the information and documents as
              this may require to enable IGCTI to supervise and control
              compliance with the obligations established in this License or in
              the regulations in the electronic communications industry. The
              Licensee shall allow access of IGCTI's authorised controllers to
              any of Licensee locations to inspect the electronic communications
              equipment, devices and installations thereon and to check
              compliance thereof with this License and with the applicable
              regulations regarding the electronic communications.

VI.           The following are offenses to be sanctioned udner art. 55 of EGO
              79/2002 regarding the general regulatory framework in
              communications industry as further amended and supplemented by Law
              591/2002:

              a)  non-compliance with any of the obligations of this License

              b)  Non-compliance with the regulations or technical regulations
                  adopted under EGO 79/2002.

VII.          MCTI may suspend or withdraw this License in any of the following
              cases:

              a)  repeated serious breach by Licensee in any of the requirements
                  or obligations established by this License

              b)  failure of Licensee to pay within 90 days from the due date
                  the spectrum fee plus the applicable penalties for default

              c)  change in the destination of the spectrum assigned under this
                  License, without prior approval by MCTI

              d)  Breach in electronic communications regulations or in this
                  License, where such breach causes serious damage to the public
                  interest.

VIII.         FINAL PROVISIONS

1.       This License shall be supplemented by any legal provision applicable in
         the electronic communications industry.

2.       The frequency assignation authorizations issued under this License are
         an integral part thereof.

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                                  The MINISTER