41.   Alston said bringing in new operators for the Fairfax newspapers would boost competition.

42.   It is also one of three new paging operators.

43.   ONSE Telecom is a new operator led by nine South Korean shareholding companies.

44.   One way of developing freight traffic would be to encourage access to the railway for foreign companies or to new operators, he said.

45.   The European Commission has proposed a universal service fund to which new operators would contribute to compensate the companies charged with meeting the obligation.

46.   The mobile phone sector was worried about the possibility of an intense price war after six new operators enter the market, which would near saturation.

47.   The new operators are unlikely to be able to enter the market before April next year.