Release of 16.04.2021
Vienna, April 16, 2021: Today, the A1 Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) informs that the spectrum auction in Slovenia for the bands 700 MHz, 1.4 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz has been completed. A1 Slovenia has acquired spectrum of: 2x10 MHz in 700 MHz, 1x40 MHz in 1.4 GHz, 2x15 MHz in 2.1 GHz, 1x100 MHz in 3.6 GHz and 1x400 MHz in 26 GHz bands for a total of EUR 42.4 million. The frequencies allocations are valid for 15 years.
The auction was held in SMRA (Simultaneous Multi-Round Auction) format.
Through the acquisition of the frequency asset, A1 Slovenia will be able to further enhance and create extended user experience for existing and future customers, who are looking forward to enhanced, 5G based, high-speed, ultra-reliable and low latency services for residential and business customers. The rollout and further development of the powerful A1 network will support the digitalization of the Slovenian society, who will benefit from exciting new services like autonomous driving, e-health, Cloud Gaming and the development toward the Industry 4.0 in the future.
The purchase price for the spectrum will be payable within the next few weeks. A1 Telekom Austria Group will finance the spectrum acquisition from the current cash flow.
Best regards,
A1 Telekom Austria Group Investor Relations
For further information please see the following link:
https://www.a1.group/en/ir/ir-news