Spectrum auction: India receives bids amounting to Rs 77,146 crore in Day 1
NEW DELHI: India’s first auction of spectrum in five years attracted Rs 77,146 crore of bids on the opening day on Monday with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea participating in the bidding process – a response that the government said was better than expected. There were, however, no takers for spectrum in 700 […]
Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea apply for participating in spectrum auction
NEW DELHI: Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday submitted applications to participate in the Rs 3.92 lakh crore spectrum auction scheduled to start from March 1, according to official sources. This round of auction will be held for 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) in seven frequency bands — 700 Mhz, 800 […]
Telcos attend pre-bid spectrum auction forum; queries by January 15, says DoT
NEW DELHI:Telecom firms like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday participated in pre-bid conference for spectrum auctions, as the telecom department asked telcos to submit written queries regarding the rules and processes by January 15, according to sources. During the pre-bid conference, operators raised queries on aspects such as earnest money deposit […]
India sets 5G ball rolling, says spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020
NEW DELHI: Union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said the 5G spectrum auction will be conducted this year-end or early next year. “The communications policy is already in place, and by the end of the year or the beginning of the next year, we propose to go for auction of spectrum. We are […]
Telecom spectrum auction to be held this year: Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that India will hold spectrum auction for 5G and other bands in the current calendar year. Taking charge of his new ministry, Prasad said that amongst his priorities will be revival of state-owned MTNL and BSNL. The minister, however, asserted that the telecom corporations […]