Rostelecom and MegaFon will have the frequencies for LTE, but only for the Olympics

It was learned that the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) at the meeting of March 16 will give operators Rostelecom and MegaFon frequencies in Sochi in the range 690-862 MHz, 2.3-2.4 GHz and 2.5-2.7 GHz. This is related publication "Vedomosti" informed sources, but no official comments on this subject have been reported. The frequencies of the company will receive, as are telecommunications partner of the Olympic Winter Games to be held in Sochi in 2014. At the frequencies allocated to operators will be able to build a fourth-generation network LTE. Interestingly, the company will receive the data rate is not in constant use, and the time after the Olympics, the operators return the selected ranges back and they probably will go to winners of competitions for the frequencies for LTE. These contests will soon announce Roskomnadzor, the source said. Another source (one of the operators) reported that the frequencies allocated to the end of 2016. We also know that the ranges obtained Rostelecom and MegaFon have to be shared equally. It is worth mentioning that the sponsors of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Rostelecom and MegaFon began in January 2009. Under the agreement, within six years, they have to pay the Olympics organizing committee $ 130 million, as well as to provide communication services for the same amount.