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Tharun G February 25th, 2015 1:29 PM 53 COMMENTS

TATA and Aircel not allowed to bid for new airwave, how will DOT decision affect Aircel and TATA?

DOT has published the list of pre-qualified bidders for March 5th spectrum auction. TATA and Aircel will not be allowed to bid for new spectrum as both companies have declared negative net worth. They are only allowed to buy additional spectrum in circles where they already offering its services. In the list of pre-qualified bidders, Bharti Airtel has the highest net worth at Rs 73069.60 crores followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Rs 23029.58 cores.... Read More

Esmail February 20th, 2015 3:04 PM 4 COMMENTS

Will the upcoming spectrum auction lead to hike in voice and data tariffs?

The biggest ever spectrum auction in the history of the Indian telecom industry is coming up next month and is slated to begin on 4th March 2015. The government will be putting up 380.75MHz of spectrum in the 800, 900, 1800MHz bands and 85MHz in the 2100MHz band and is expecting to garner a minimum of 80,000 crore rupees from this auction. Where does all this money come from and... Read More

Esmail February 18th, 2015 8:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio submits the highest Earnest Money Deposit for upcoming spectrum auction

The 8 telecom operators who have submitted applications for participating in the upcoming spectrum auctions charted to begin on 4th March have submitted their earnest money deposit(EMD). EMD translates to points which can be used by the operator to bid for spectrum blocks in the auction. It turns out that Reliance Jio has paid the highest EMD of around Rs.4500 crore, followed by Bharti Airtel which paid Rs.4336 crore, Idea... Read More

Esmail February 16th, 2015 9:56 PM 10 COMMENTS

Idea cellular, Rcom, Tata DoCoMo and Reliance Jio also submit applications for upcoming spectrum auction

Earlier today we shared with you how the four telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel and Uninor had submitted applications for the spectrum auction to commence in March 2015. Today being the last day for submission of applications, we were expecting to see the other operators also apply. Now in the recent developments, Idea cellular, Rcom, DoCoMo and Rjio have also submitted their applications for the auction. As we shared... Read More

Esmail February 16th, 2015 6:05 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel and Uninor submits applications for March 2015 Auctions

Four telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel and Uninor have submitted their applications for participating in the spectrum auctions charted to begin on 4th March 2015. So far, state owned BSNL, MTNL and Russian operator SSTL have decided to not participate in the upcoming auctions. MTNL and BSNL cited the lack of urgency in buying spectrum while SSTL cited the high base price as the reason for, not participating. Most of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 16th, 2015 3:49 AM 7 COMMENTS

Spectrum War: Telecom Ministry files petitions in SCI against any stay on upcoming auctions

The telecom ministry has moved Supreme Court of India (SCI) against any stay on the upcoming auction of spectrum slated to start from March 4 if any group submits a plea for a stay. The case is expected to come up for hearing today. The government has decided to auction the 2G bands in March, 2015. DoT will also be releasing a block of 2100 MHz or the 3G band... Read More

Srikapardhi February 5th, 2015 8:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT for new penalty norms for telecom operators before next spectrum auction

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants to have a new and more rational approach to penalty norms for telecom operators, where penalty for violations will not be automatic and financial penalty will be dealt on a case-to-case basis with technical and financial checks. The DoT wants new norms before the commencement of next spectrum auction. The DoT has been come under criticism from the industry for imposing maximum penalties of... Read More

Tharun G February 2nd, 2015 1:08 PM 20 COMMENTS

March 2015 Auction: How much money Indian operators will have to shell out?

DOT (Department of Telecom) is all set to conduct the next big bang auction of 900MHz, 1800Mhz, 800MHz, and 2100Mhz. Today we bring you in-depth analysis of the spectrum put for auction in each circle and how much operators would spent to buy back their expiring spectrum. [table id=1 responsive="phone" /] Spectrum and reserve price put for auction Operators with 900MHz spectrum expiring [table id=2 responsive="phone" /] 900MHz spectrum expiring in 2015-2016... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 31st, 2015 3:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

India releases details on 2100 MHz band spectrum for the March 2015 auctions

The Narendra Modi government has issued details for auctioning 5 Mhz of the 2100 MHz spectrum across 17 out of 22 service areas at a pan-India base price of Rs 3,705 crore per megahertz for the auctions scheduled for March 4, 2015. "Amendment No.2 (including details of 2100 MHz band) to Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for Auction of Spectrum in 2100MHz, 1800MHz, 900MHz and 800MHz bands has been issued by... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 30th, 2015 6:29 PM 27 COMMENTS

India approves proposal of DoT to proceed with auction in 2100 MHz band along with 800, 900 and 1800 MHz band

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to proceed with the auction in 2100 MHz band along with 800, 900 and 1800 MHz bands. The Union Cabinet has approved reserve price for 2100 MHz Band is Rs 3705 crore pan-India per MHz. "A 5 MHz Block will be offered in all service areas except Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, West... Read More

Srikapardhi January 27th, 2015 9:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

2G, 3G spectrum auction postpones to March 4 from February 25

The auction for 2G and 3G telecom spectrum will be deferred to March 4 from February 25 said Department of Telecommunications (DoT) today. Earlier, it was scheduled on February 25 for 2G and 3G networks , according to notification issued by the Department of Telecom (DoT).The last date for submission of applications is February 6, according to the timeline mentioned in the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). "The reserve price approved... Read More

Tharun G January 24th, 2015 8:30 PM 27 COMMENTS

Mobile tariff to go up significantly after next spectrum auction?

Telecom industry expects to see a significant hike in mobile tariff after next spectrum auction attributed to high spectrum price and lack of availability of spectrum. “High reserve prices will adversely impact the business viability of the operators. it will lead to increased tariffs, thereby hurting the government’s targets of affordability, rural penetration and Digital India” COAI director Rajan S. Mathews said in a letter to telecom minister. Telecom operators are... Read More