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Esmail March 13th, 2015 11:40 PM 12 COMMENTS

Day 9 summary- Total provisional bid amount dips slightly, bids received in all 4 bands

Today the auction process completed 6 rounds bringing the total up to 55 rounds. The total bid amount dipped from Rs. 1,02,057 Crore yesterday to Rs. 1,01,432 Crore today. The total quantum of spectrum provisionally allocated increased to 87%. Bidding activity was observed in all 4 bands. By the end of round 55 there was no surplus demand for 2100MHz in any circle. In 1800MHz band there was excess demand... Read More

Esmail March 12th, 2015 11:45 PM 7 COMMENTS

Day 8 summary- Total bid amount crosses 1 lac crore, bid received for 2100MHz in UP West circle

Today the auction process completed 6 rounds of bidding, bringing the total up to 49 rounds with the total bid amount reaching 102,000 Crore. At the end of round 39 in the 2100MHz band, there was surplus demand in Assam, North East, Rajasthan and UP west circles. In the 1800MHz band, there was surplus demand in Haryana and Kolkata circles. In the 900MHz band, there was excess demand in North... Read More

Esmail March 12th, 2015 10:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

Day 7 summary: Total bid amount crosses 96,000 Crore, surplus demand for 800MHz in M.P

The bidding process completed 6 rounds bringing the total up to 43 rounds. The total bid amount crossed 96,000 Crore and it is likely that tomorrow it may cross the 1 lac crore mark. In the 2100MHz band there was a demand for one block each in Rajasthan and Assam circles. In the 1800MHz band there was surplus demand in Kolkata and Haryana circles. In 900MHz band there was excess... Read More

Esmail March 11th, 2015 2:36 PM 4 COMMENTS

Day 6 summary- Total bid amount for the first time dips by 2000 Crore, surplus demand for 1800MHz in Kolkata circle

Day 6 of the spectrum auction ended with 6 rounds of bidding, bringing the total number of rounds up to 37. Though the provisional winning bid amount per block went up, the demand for blocks at the increased price was lower. As a result for the first time there was a dip in the profits for the government which fell by 2000 crores from 94,000 crore at the end of... Read More

Esmail March 10th, 2015 2:08 AM 2 COMMENTS

Day 5 spectrum auction 2015 report: Total bid amount crosses Rs.94,000 Crore

The spectrum auction has completed its 5th day with 7 clock rounds of bidding bringing the total to 31 rounds. It is projected that the total bid amount crossed Rs.94,000 Crore today surpassing the 86,000 Crore target set by the government. By the end of the 31st round, there were no fresh bids for the 2100MHz spectrum. In the 1800 MHz band, there was surplus demand only in Kolkata circle.... Read More

Esmail March 8th, 2015 12:18 AM 11 COMMENTS

Spectrum auction 2015 Day 4 summary: 800MHz demand in North East and Assam grows

The spectrum auction completed 7 rounds of bidding on day 4, bringing up the total to 24 rounds since the start of the auction process. The 800MHz band is growing in popularity especially in the C category circles of Assam and North East, mainly because the price of spectrum in these circles is comparatively lower than A and B category circles and the number of towers here is lesser which... Read More

Esmail March 7th, 2015 6:57 AM 13 COMMENTS

Day 3 spectrum auction: 800MHz demand increases in Andhra Pradesh and Haryana

The spectrum auction today completed its third day with 6 clock rounds, bringing the total up to 17 rounds conducted to date. The third day saw an increased demand for the efficient 800MHz band. The demand went up in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha. In the 900 MHz, we saw an increased demand in Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, UP East and West Bengal. In the 1800... Read More

Esmail March 6th, 2015 12:10 AM 12 COMMENTS

Day 2 spectrum auction: 900MHz demand increases, bidding gets fiercer

The spectrum auction completed 5 clock rounds and in all there have been 11 clock rounds completed since the start of the auction process. The 800MHz band didn’t see much change in demand apart from Madhya Pradesh circle where the demand has doubled to 8 blocks from the initial 4 blocks that it was at the end of the 6th clock round yesterday, the available spectrum in this circle in... Read More

Esmail March 4th, 2015 11:19 PM 22 COMMENTS

Day 1 summary: No takers for 2100MHz spectrum in Mumbai, Delhi Kolkata

Today was the first day of the spectrum auction of 800, 900, 1800 and 2100MHz bands. The bidding process completed 6 clock rounds today. At the end of 6 rounds of bidding there was excess demand for 900MHz spectrum in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, UP East and UP West, and demand was equal to the spectrum available in Bihar and Rajasthan circles. In the 1800MHz band, there was excess demand... Read More

Esmail March 4th, 2015 8:04 AM 21 COMMENTS

Auction special: 900MHz licence renewals, what do the incumbents have at stake?

The wait is finally over as the big day has arrived. The largest spectrum auction in the history of Indian telecom industry is set to commence today as 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz bands go up for sale. The government will be auctioning 380.75 MHz of spectrum in 800, 900 and 1800MHz bands and 85MHz in 2100MHz band. A total of 8 telecom operators will be bidding for spectrum out... Read More

Tharun G March 3rd, 2015 3:00 PM 7 COMMENTS

March 2015 Auction: Who will be the real winner?

Next spectrum auction is just few days away and Government is expecting to make around Rs. 100,000 crores out of it. While past auctions where for new spectrum released by the government or canceled by the supreme court in 2G scam, this auction will be mostly for expiring 900MHz and some 1800MHz held by incumbent operators. So operators must buy back their spectrum to continue its service. Will operators be able to buy... Read More

Srikapardhi February 27th, 2015 2:35 PM 3 COMMENTS

Supreme Court says government can go ahead with 2G spectrum auction as scheduled

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has allowed the government to go ahead with the 2G spectrum auction scheduled for March 4.The outcome will not be finalised without its permission. While staying the February 12, 2015 interim order of Tripura High Court, the SCI bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said no bidder, if successful, shall claim any equity in the bidding process. The Tripura High... Read More