1.   German Telecommunications Minister Wolfgang Boetsch recently indicated the government will push to award single licenses to both operate networks and sell services.

2.   German Telecommunications Minister Wolfgang Boetsch recently indicated the government will push to award single licenses to companies to both operate networks and sell services.

3.   His reward was to be named minister of communications in the first civilian government, which gave him the power to award licenses for television and radio stations.

4.   How governments award licenses will also be crucial, analysts say.

5.   Hungary already has GSM service and Poland is expected to award licenses soon, even before the Polish government considers selling a stake in the national phone company.

6.   The U.K. government has drawn up plans to award digital TV licenses.

7.   Macau to award gambling licenses, end of four-decade monopoly held by local tycoon.

8.   IPH said talks were under way to award licenses in Sri Lanka, Egypt and Turkey.