Airtel acquires 4G spectrum in 8 circles for Rs 3,500 crore
Bharti Airtel, country's largest telecom operator, today announced the acquisition of 20 MHz spectrum in 8 circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500 crore
Apr 08, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Spectrum auction kitty rises to Rs 1.09 lakh crore
Government's kitty from the telecom spectrum auction on Tuesday rose to Rs 1.09 lakh crore with the provisional allocation of 89 percent radiowaves made at the end of the 18th day.
Mar 24, 2015, 20:33 PM IST
Govt likely to raise Rs 90,000 cr from telecom auction: Crisil
Telecom players will bid aggressively in the forthcoming spectrum auction and the government may be able to raise Rs 90,000 crore through the sale of radiowaves, credit rating agency Crisil said Monday.
Feb 16, 2015, 21:39 PM IST
Govt earmarks spectrum for defence; ends 8-yr sharing dispute
Ending 8-year long dispute over spectrum sharing with defence, the Cabinet Wednesday earmarked bands for exclusive use of security establishment while making available the remaining radiowaves for commercial use in areas like telecom and broadcasting.
Jan 21, 2015, 22:53 PM IST
Telecom Commission likely to meet on Dec 8
Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) is likely to meet on December 8 to deliberate on the next round of spectrum auction proposed to be held in February.
Dec 02, 2014, 19:38 PM IST
TRAI reiterates its proposals on spectrum auction
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday said it stands by its proposals, including spectrum reserve price, taking back airwaves from BSNL, swapping 2100 MHz with defence forces and increasing supply of radiowaves.
Nov 24, 2014, 19:46 PM IST
Spectrum price: DoT panel for applying same method used in Feb
The next round of spectrum auction is proposed to be held in February 2015 from which government is estimated to garner at least Rs 9,355 crore.
Nov 06, 2014, 17:13 PM IST
