012 Smile.Communications has applied to the israeli ministry of communications to enter the mobile market in israel by providing various mobile and cellular solutions
Smile.Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Market and TASE: SMLC) today announced that following the public disclosure of the recommendations of the Gronau Committee to the Minister of Communications, the Company has applied to the Minister of Communications to extend its current licenses and/or to receive additional ones for the following services:
- Cellular services as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator)
- Mobile communication services through WiMax and WiFi technology
- IP based mobile communication services (Cellular VoB)
- ISP services over GSM
The Company believes that such requests to the Minister of Communications is in accordance with the recommendations of the Gronau Committee with respect to encouraging competition in the mobile segment.
The Company notes that currently there are no similar issued licenses or a legal mechanism to obtain such licenses and that the Minister of Communications may not accept any or all of the recommendations of the Gronau Committee and may view such recommendations in a different manner from the approach taken by the Company in its application.