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Sweden’s telecoms watchdog outlined intentions to appeal a court decision which went against its plans to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from being part of 5G rollouts.

Sweden’s telecoms authority PTS was forced to postpone its 5G auction, due to kick off today (10 November), following a court ruling to suspend the regulator’s decision to exclude Huawei from the country’s next-generation rollout.

Swedish operator Telia criticised a request by regulator the Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to revoke its zero-rating for social media sites, describing the move as limiting the variety of options available in the market.

Sweden’s telecoms watchdog scrapped its planned 700MHz spectrum auction, due to start next month, following government concerns over security.

Sweden’s telecoms regulator announced the result of the country’s 800MHz spectrum auction, with licences awarded to 3 Sweden (Hi3G Access), TeliaSonera, and Net4Mobility (a joint venture of Tele2 and Telenor). The auction raised SEK2.05 billion (EUR233 million) in total.

PTS, the Swedish telecoms regulator, announced an auction for 800MHz spectrum, which is expected to start on 28 February 2011.

Sweden's telecoms regulator, the PTS, has issued a request for views on future use of the 800MHz spectrum and the market's interest in licenses in the band, reports Cellular News.