Telco Privatisation Commission Discards Both Bids

Ljubljana, 3 March - The commission overseeing the privatisation of Telekom Slovenije will propose to the government to reject the two remaining bids for a 49.13% stake in the telco - those of Icelandic operator Skipti and of the British-German consortium Bain Capital & Axos Capital & BT -, the commission's chair Matjaz Jansa revealed in Ljubljana on Monday.

Ljubljana. Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak (right) and head of the Electronic Communications Directorate Matjaz Jansa. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana.
Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak (right) and head of the Electronic Communications Directorate Matjaz Jansa.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Matjaz Jansa, head of the Economy Ministry's Electronic Communications Directorate and head of the commission overseeing the privatisation of telco Telekom Slovenije. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Matjaz Jansa, head of the Economy Ministry's Electronic Communications Directorate and head of the commission overseeing the privatisation of telco Telekom Slovenije.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana The logo of telco Telekom Slovenije. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
The logo of telco Telekom Slovenije.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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