Bahrain has scrapped plans to auction off fourth generation (4G) mobile frequencies and will simply grant licences to the three existing mobile operators, a report said.

The decision was taken during the weekly Cabinet meeting, according to the Gulf daily News, our sister publication.

A planned auction of 4G licences was put on hold earlier this year after Menatelecom won a court order freezing the process. The telecom firm had gone to court to contest its alleged exclusion from the bidding process. – TradeArabia News Service