Representatives of prospective bidders and the media were present at the public opening, and a total of ten Letters of Interest was submitted in the following order of arrival:
1. Mobilkom Austria AG & Co KG, Vienna, Austria;
2. Discount Investment Corporation Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel;
3. Tele2 Sverige AB, Kista, Sweden;
4. France Telecom SA, Paris, France;
5. Orascom Telecom, Cairo, Egypt;
6. Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonne, Germany;
7. Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ETISALAT), Abu Dhabi, UAE
8. Telia Sonera Sverige AB, Farsta, Sweden;
9. Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, Moscow, Russia;
10. Telenor ASA, Fornebu, Norway.
The Privatisation Agency will announce the names of prequalified bidders by May 19 at the latest.