After the country's latest auction that raised approximately €2 billion(US$2.7 billion) from the three leading players, Austria's operators are lining up to complain the increased price they are being forced to pay for new mobile spectrum

As per Reuters, Hutchison Whampoa's Austrian unit H3G or 3 Austria has said that it will file a petition against the outcomes of the auction.

Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile Austria told Reuters that it is also planning a legal challenge against the auction. However, Telekom Austria revealed that the decision whether to file a petition or not will be decided next month by it.

Reuters revealed that T-Mobile Austria and H3G are making appeals to the highest constitutional and administrative courts of the country to replay the auction. Telekom Austria has said that it has observed the auction costs of €90 million per year.

Earlier, the three operators have revealed that they have paid the highest prices in Europe in a market that has the lowest mobile tax in the region.

In late October, the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR) said that it has raised approximately €2.014 billion from the sale of frequency blocks in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands.

The company also revealed that it won 180,000 new clients in the 11 weeks after the relaunch of the brand. The number achieved is faster as compared to relaunch on August 19, which won 450,000 customers.