Eighty percent of Uruguayans live in urban areas. According to Conatel's timetable, 3G spectrum auctions are slated for June, 2001. The 3G auctions will apparently follow the progressive auction format, modeled after the system utilized by the Federal Communications Commission. Conatel's calendar calls for two-way paging auctions in September and trunking service auctions in October or November. The regulators have received praise for the way in which the WLL auctions have been carried out.
Observers point to the transparency and efficiency the process offers.
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