August 9th, 2016 6:47 AM 11 COMMENTS

DoT releases NIA, to kick off mega spectrum auction from Sep 29

The biggest ever auction of 2G, 3G and 4G spectrum will begin from September 29, following the release of the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) by the country’s telecom department (DoT) on Monday. NIA is a legally-binding document for the auctions that outlines all details of how the government plans to sell spectrum to telcos. It also specifies the eligibility requirements and the minimum earnest money which operators will have to... Read More

August 5th, 2016 2:04 AM 1 COMMENTS

Spectrum auction set for September as DoT prepares to issue NIA next week

India's telecom department (DoT) is preparing to come up with the main auction document, also known as NIA (Notice Inviting Application), early next week, following the Cabinet nod for the annual spectrum usage charge. The NIA will will pave the way for the mega auction by September-end, which includes a debut for 4G airwaves in the 700 Mhz band. Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said the auction of mobile airwaves... Read More

July 10th, 2016 3:11 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha says spectrum auction to be held in September

Manoj Sinha, who has just taken over as the new telecom minister from Ravi Shankar Prasad, has said that the spectrum auction will be held by September this year. The Indian government is expecting to raise around Rs 5.66 lakh crore from the forthcoming auctions if all the spectrum is sold at the reserve price, recommended by the telecom regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The Union Cabinet... Read More

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