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Nokia wants to step up

Thu, Oct 11 2001 14:00 CET

byIvan Vatahov

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The Nokia Corporation is interested in the implementation of infrastructure projects in Bulgaria in relation to the licensing of a third GSM mobile telephone operator and its equipment, said Nokia Networks director Krassimir Ganchev on Tuesday. He described the relations between the Bulgarian government and Nokia as "very dynamic," saying that a meeting may even be held next week.

"Bulgaria is a country of great intellectual capability. We are open to discussing business opportunities and to becoming one of the leading telecommunications suppliers in Bulgaria," said Nokia Corporation executive vice-president and member of the board of directors Veli Sundback earlier on Tuesday, quoted by Ganchev.

Minister of Economy Nikolai Vassilev, and Sundback opened a seminar under the title "Bulgaria in the Mobile Society." Sector policy in telecommunications, mobile communications and Bulgarian education, and the possibilities of Nokia helping the development of the Bulgarian telecommunications market were discussed.

Vassilev reviewed the economic situation in Bulgaria and presented the government's position on the topics discussed at the forum. He and the other government officials at the forum participated in the discussions.

Goran Ackerot, regional manager for the Balkans and managing director of Nokia Bulgaria, arrived in Sofia for the seminar, Ganchev said.

Also on Tuesday, Vassilev told the media that Nokia was planning to build plants in Bulgaria. "We have already held three preliminary meetings with representatives of the Finnish company. It may move part of its production to Bulgaria and become a key supplier of equipment for the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the third GSM operator after the privatization of the telecom," he said.

The Privatization Agency is expected to sign a new consultancy contract with Deutschebank for the privatization of BTC soon. According to the strategy for privatization, the national telecommunications company will be sold to a strategic investor together with the third GSM license.

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