1. Beating six other strong entrants, a consortium backed by the media giant Time Warner Inc. won the license Monday to build a new television network here. 2. Both have formed joint ventures which have either won licenses from municipal governments or have started up without them. 3. A deal appeared probable a year ago when SK Telecom won a new license for advanced digital cellular services. 4. A group of investors including Packer failed in an attempt to win the license when it was first awarded. 5. Colt Telecom recently expanded to Frankfurt, and this year won three licenses to operate elsewhere in Germany. 6. Four new rivals have already won licenses to build and operate fixed-line services, which provide most local and international telephone calls. 7. General Wireless Inc. subsidiaries that won licenses last year for next-generation cellular services, filed today for bankruptcy protection, the company said. 8. Hong Kong Telecom failed to win a license to operate a PCS network, and rival operators are set to introduce their own PCS networks. 9. However, building the necessary networks of relay antennas, base stations and switching equipment is expected to be very costly for the companies that win the licenses. 10. If no competing application is filed, the incumbent will win the license. |