French telecom regulator Arcep has allocated the final two ultra high speed wireless frequencies in the 2100 MHz band to France Telecom Orange and Vivendi’s SFR

French telecom regulator Arcep has allocated the final two ultrahigh speed wireless frequencies in the 2100 MHz band to France Telecom Orange and Vivendi’s SFR. The spectrum comprises a 5 MHz block and a 4.8 MHz block, left over after the successful award of the fourth 3G mobile licence to Iliad’s Free Mobile in January. SFR has reportedly been awarded a 5 MHz block for $371 million. Meanwhile, the 4.8 MHz block has been awarded to FT’s mobile arm that tendered a bid of EUR282.1 million, and also chose to commit to hosting a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).