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There can be no denying that competition is good for the mobile telecommunications industry.mini storage Hong Kong’s experience – being among the world’s most competitive markets – is that fees and charges are kept low and better speeds and services are provided. Understandably, then, the government supports increasing the number of operators, a view that it is hoped the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reflects at the end of this month when it announces its conclusions of a review of the city’s 3G network. In expanding the market, though, every care has to be taken to ensure that there is no significant degradation of services.The four mobile licences in the 1.9-gigahertz to 2.2GHz band of the 3G spectrum, operated by HKT (PCCW), SmarTone, CSL (one2free) and 3 Hong Kong (Hutchison Telecom), expire in October 2016. After two rounds of public consultations, authorities are weighing three options for the industry’s future: an automatic renewal of licences; holding new auctions; or taking back a third of each operator’s spectrum so that there can be an extra competitor, a likely contender being the state-run China Mobile, the world’s biggest operator. Another choice, not put for迷你倉ard, is providing more spectrum for other players. No explanation has been given as to why the latter suggestion is not up for consideration.There will be costs and inconveniences with the second and third options. Download speeds are likely to be slower and service quality could be affected should another operator be squeezed into the existing 3G spectrum. It will take time for a new player to provide the necessary infrastructure. All four 3G operators also provide faster, but more expensive, 4G services and have been redeploying parts of the spectrum to meet growing demand; there is no certainty that any new provider would stick to offering 3G rather than 4G.Valid arguments have been made and OFCA has to explain the reasoning behind whatever option it chooses. Full transparency is necessary for the sake of Hong Kong’s free market. Consumers benefit from competition and as Hong Kong has found to its great success, the market always finds a way of fixing itself.Hong Kong famously has a mobile phone usage rate higher than anywhere else. Customers are attuned to innovations and ready to embrace change. Authorities have to opt for a direction that best serves consumers’ interests.文件倉