On behalf of the private telecom operators, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) welcomed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations on Valuation and reserve price of 2100 MHz spectrum. TRAI has recommended a base price of INR 2,720 crore per megahertz (MHz) for 2100 MHz spectrum for the 22 … Read More
As we all know, we are heading towards the biggest spectrum auction in the history of Indian telecom to be conducted next month. This auction will the first time when all frequency bands 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz will be auctioned in a single auction. Now in the latest development … Read More
The telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended 3G spectrum base price at Rs 2,720 cr per MHz pan-India for to be auctioned in February next year. As the Narendra Modi government planned to conduct 3G spectrum auction along with 2G spectrum sale in 2015. It had asked telecom … Read More
Under an agreement between the Telecom Ministry and Defence Ministry, the latter had agreed to vacate airwaves in the 2100MHz band for being auctioned by the Department of Telecommunications for commercial deployment of 3G services. In 2010, the Defence Ministry had vacated 20MHz of spectrum in 17 circles and 25MHz … Read More
The Telecom Commission (TC) has fixed Rs 3,646 crore per MHz as the base price for the auction of 800 MHz spectrum, which is slated for February next year. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had suggested a base price of Rs 3,646 crore per MHz, which is 17 per cent … Read More
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has agreed to a 45-day extension, till January 14, 2015, to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone for migrating to new frequencies. This decision has been made because the 20-year licence for 900 MHz for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata circles lapsed … Read More
The Indian telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has met Defence Minister Parikkar to discuss the transfer of the spectrum held with defence to the DOT for auction and allotting of special spectrum for the defence department. With this, both ministries have finally resolved the contentious issue of swapping spectrum for … Read More
The spectrum auction for telecom services is expected to start from February 23, 2015, a few days later than suggested by a ministerial group, according to a report. It is believed that Department of Telecommunication (DoT) will finalise the agency which will conduct the auction process, tomorrow. The next round … Read More
Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to submit its views in 15 days on a few clarifications requested by the Department of Telecom (DoT) on the pricing and valuation of the spectrum for sale auctions proposed in February, 2014. “The DoT has asked for clarification of … Read More
Telecom Commission has sent back several recommendations of TRAI on next spectrum auction stating that more clarification is needed. TRAI and mobile operators requested to postpone the auction till more spectrum is available for sale. But Telecom Commission and DOT rejected this on the grounds that there is no merits for this demand. … Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DOT) panel has decided to follow same method used in last February auction for determining the base price of the spectrum for next round of auction. Earlier Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended a base price 10% higher than what it had received in the last … Read More
Indian telecom industry wants more spectrum and the Narendra Modi government should make it available said Sunil Mittal, Bharti group Chairman on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit. The event was organised by the World Economic Forum in New Delhi. “We want from the government more spectrum. Every country … Read More
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