Wednesday 19 November 2014

DoT for commencing spectrum auction from February 23

As per a PTI report, spectrum auction for mobile services is expected to start from February 23, a few days later than suggested by a ministerial group, according to official sources.
The inter-ministerial group, formed to work out modalities for the next round of auction, had suggested February 3 as the date for starting the biddings.
Sources said the government is also mulling auctioning some amount of 3G spectrum along with radiowaves in three sets of spectrum band -- 800 Mhz (used by CDMA operators) that is lying unused, alongwith 900 Mhz and 1800 Mhz being used by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communication for 2G services across the country.
The government expect to raise a minimum of Rs 9,355 crore from the auction of three sets of available spectrum.
Besides, it expects to further raise Rs 5,000 crore from auction of 3G spectrum in the 2100 Mhz band, provided the Defence Ministry vacates it.
In a presentation to Prasad on November 13, DoT officials have shared February 23 as proposed date to commence bidding process for airwaves and payment of final price within 10 days from the date bidding round end.
The sources said an internal DoT committee is also examining recommendation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on auction of 700 Mhz -- the most expensive frequency band available for telecom services.
Sourcehttp://cablequest.org/news/broadband-and-iptv-news/item/6122-dot-for-commencing-spectrum-auction-from-february-23.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/broadband-and-iptv-news/item/6122-dot-for-commencing-spectrum-auction-from-february-23.html

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