Israeli communications minister Gilad Erdan has reportedly decided to allow companies not already active in the country as mobile network operators to take part in the forthcoming 4G tender, Telegeography.com reported on Sept 16, 2014. According to Globes Online, with the tenders committee having met with Mr Erdan last week to discuss operators’ complaints regarding the terms for the spectrum sale, the matter of potential new entrants was one of the higher priority issues. While it is understood that existing operators were concerned over allowing new players to bid, citing the likelihood of this driving the price for frequencies upwards, the decision not to close the market was made under the belief that an open tender would ensure a more efficient allocation of spectrum.