a)Operators are dubious if a licence bid by competitor may put the competitor on advantage specially Mobilink which have already made many time more money than it invested and may be ready to pay high licence fees.

b) If this biding is open to all and not only to current operators then they are also afraid of new market forces which may harden the competition.

c) They are more than happy to take the licence for free and then invest in equipment. In fact they do not want to pay licence fees at all.

In the best interest of the nation PTA should go for bidding open to all so maximum can be get out of the licence. The only problem may be political instability we are facing these days.

These companies must realize that every technology cannot be as lucrative as GSM.