Carrier BG, the company that managed to obtain that latest WiMax license, would install the wireless computer network nation-wide, the company manager Ivailo Filipov announced on November 8 2007.

Within one year its network would cover 10 cities plus the largest holiday resorts.

In order to catch up with its competitors, who started to build their networks in early 2006, Carrier BG would start a 3-year investment programme, worth 140 million leva. In the first year, 12 million was planned for investment, 35 million in the second and close to 100 million leva in the third year.

The calculations have been based on the availability of WiMax equipment for the end-user, Dnevnik daily said.

Around half of the investments of the first year had already been absorbed. The company was considering attracting investors and strategic partners.

The company had legalised the installation points of our base-stations, selected its suppliers and by the end of spring 2008 would start offering its services, Dnevnik quoted Filipov as saying.

Filipov expected to achieve a significant market-share in the competition with three mobile operators and five WiMax companies.

Carier BG would offer its clients telecommunication packages for access to internet, mobile telephone, multimedia and additional interactive services. It would offer its packages at prices ranging from 50 to 150 leva per month for a basic package, including internet, telephone and multimedia, Dnevnik said.