India’s third generation (3G) mobile services spectrum auction may be delayed by 6 months or being pushed back to next fiscal year from the original date of auction.The Law Minister of India, Mr. Veerappa Moily, who is member of the EGoM (Empowered Group of Ministers), has opined that the auction should he held when the spectrum is available.
The 3G auction process was earlier scheduled to begin on Jan 14 but got delayed due to uncertainty over the number of slots and unavailability of the 3G spectrum, Now the 3G auction is expected to take place in August September this year. Some time back the Ministry of Defense had agreed to vacate the spectrum only during middle of this year so now the auction will be held when the spectrum vacated by Defense.
Recently the EGoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had decided to allow four private telecom firms for the next generation mobile telephone services (3G) and had made a provision for garnering up to Rs 35,000 crore from the sale of airwaves in the current fiscal. Presently the state operator BSNL and MTNL are the only operators licensed to provide the next generations 3G Mobile and Broadband services in India.
rajiev February 22, 2010 at 10:58 am
PMO wants DoT to complete 3G auctions by Mar 31
Prasath J February 1, 2010 at 9:51 am
Both MNP and 3G (for private) WON’T COME.. We will however get various reasons for their delay…
EmmKay February 1, 2010 at 12:07 am
MNP launch ki deadline bhi miss ho jayegi. I am sure….dead sure.
Shayanta January 31, 2010 at 5:55 pm
IDRIS January 31, 2010 at 1:12 pm
3G ko bhool Jao lekin MNP time pe chahiye…..
Sayantan January 30, 2010 at 10:19 pm
3G ko choro,agar MNP thik time me launch hua toh woh hi bahot hoga.
ankit January 30, 2010 at 5:47 pm
India will become ahead of China by 4G auction
i m not interested 3G it all
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 5:15 pm
@Jigyasa
yahan kuch b hosakta…hahahaha hai
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 5:13 pm
@Jigyasa
yahan kuch b hosakta hai
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 5:12 pm
@Prasath J
yep…:-)
i mean absolutely right…
3g has becum a joke in indian telecom sector
Jigyasa January 30, 2010 at 5:06 pm
@Fahad
Humm.. but without the consent of Govt or telecom minister dot will not able to allot 4g spectrum to any one including PSU.
bharat January 30, 2010 at 4:57 pm
@Fahad nice1
Prasath J January 30, 2010 at 4:54 pm
We have to accept the fact that, 3G won’t come to India… Even BSNL seems very slow in increasing 3G coverage…
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 4:36 pm
@Jigyasa
when dot wil allot 4g spectrum to bsnl and mtnl then govt wil thnk about 3g auction for othr operators…
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Our govt. Believes in money not competition and this delay proved it…
Sandy January 30, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Who says India is or will become ahead of China?
Still they are not confident about the auction, roll-out looks like a impossible thing. By the time they introduce this, the technology will get obsolute. Whereas China is already on 4G networks and they are really very ahead of us.
Shame on Govt.
Jigyasa January 30, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Why? Because Grapes are Sour?
ha ha ha just kidding, well without the spectrum How telecom ministry-DOT will be able to provide 4G ??
Jigyasa January 30, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Why? Because Grapes are Sour?
ha ha ha just kidding, well without the spectrum How telecom ministry-DOT will be able to provide 4G ??
aditya January 30, 2010 at 3:10 pm
i think India should start the auction process of 4g spectrum instead of soon-to-be-outdated 3g spectrum……….shame on us,even smaller countries like scandinavia has 4g technology now…..so forget 3g and think 4g because our govt would still need several years to plan out things……………keep on planning and see other countries launching 5g services
Fahad January 30, 2010 at 3:03 pm
M really not interested in 3g now.
3g will remain a dream for we Indians…
Now we will wait for 4g coz we knw 3g auctions wil nevr take place not even in our dreams….i want to use 4g now…no 3g no tensions
VK January 30, 2010 at 2:48 pm
It is my suggestion to Govt. of India not to go for any auction process now and wait for new technology because the day you will go for auction process 3G would become obsolete.
Very sorry for those who are responsible for delaying the 3G auction process delayed
Feeling very bad and sad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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