April 10th, 2015 4:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom companies paid the upfront dues of spectrum auction

Telecom companies who acquired airwaves during the last month’s auction paid their upfront amount balance with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) by paying Rs. 18,000 crore. The deadline for the making the payments was Thursday. The seven operators, who won the bids had to pay an initial amount of Rs. 28,872 crore, with the rest in installments after a two-year moratorium. The payments have helped the Government to meet its... Read More

March 27th, 2015 3:51 AM 32 COMMENTS

Spectrum auction 2015: 1800MHz Final list of winning operators

The 1800MHz band had a double significance in the recently concluded auction, for one it was a viable fall-back band for an operator who lost his 900MHz spectrum and needed an alternate band to continue its 2G services and the other it was usable for 4G services on FD-LTE platform with a mature ecosystem of devices. All operators who participated in the auction apart from Uninor bought spectrum in this... Read More

March 26th, 2015 9:32 PM 27 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio announces acquisition of Spectrum in the 800MHz and 1800MHz bands

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd announces that it has successfully acquired the right to use spectrum in 13 key circles across India in the recently concluded spectrum auction conducted by DoT, Government of India. Circle wise details of Circle wise details of spectrum acquired are provided in the following table: Circles 800MHz band 1800MHz band Assam 5.0 Bihar 5.0 Haryana 5.0 4.0 Himachal Pradesh 5.0 5.4 Jammu & Kashmir 5.0 Kolkata... Read More

March 22nd, 2015 12:04 AM 3 COMMENTS

Day 16 summary- Total bid amount touches 1.07 Lakh Crore, robust demand for 900MHz

The spectrum auction completed 5 rounds of bidding, bringing the total up to 97 rounds till date. "At the end of 97th round, about 88 percent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders. The provisional amount committed by bidders is over Rs 1,07,000 crore," Department of Telecom said. On Day 16 the 900MHz band witnessed activity in Rajasthan, UP East and UP West. The 800MHz band saw activity in... Read More

March 20th, 2015 9:03 AM 2 COMMENTS

Day 14 summary: Total bid amount reaches 1.09 Lakh Crore, 800MHz demand in Delhi and Maharashtra

The auction process completed 6 rounds of bidding bringing the total up to 86 rounds since the start of the auctions. Brisk bidding was seen on the 14th day of bidding, with activity requirement set at 100 percent. There was robust bidding in 1800MHz and 800MHz bands," the Department of Telecom (DoT) said in a statement. Sources said five circles in 800 MHz, two circles in 1800 MHz and one circle in... Read More

March 17th, 2015 9:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Day 11 summary: Total bid amount increases to Rs. 1,03,046 crore no fresh demand for 2100MHz, excess demand in H.P and Kerala

The spectrum auction completed 6 rounds bringing the total to 67 rounds of bidding completed till date since the start of the auctions. The total bid amount increased from 1,02,215 crore to 1,03,046 crore. There was no fresh demand for spectrum in 2100MHz bands in any of the 17 circles. At the end of round 67 In the 1800MHz band there was excess demand in Himachal Pradesh and Kerala circle.... Read More

March 15th, 2015 1:09 AM 3 COMMENTS

Day 10 summary: Total bid amount reaches 1,02,215 crore, high demand in 800MHz band

The bidding process completed 6 rounds bringing to total up to 61 rounds. As of now 87% of the total spectrum put up for auction has been provisionally sold. At the end of round 61 there was surplus demand in 800MHz band in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and North East circles. In 900MHz there was excess demand in West Bengal circle and in 1800MHz band there was excess demand in... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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