TRAI Extends Deadline To Receive Comments On Consultation Paper Auction Of Spectrum In 37-43.5 GHz Bands Identified For IMT
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May 17, 2024, 08:57 AM IST
Spectrum auction 2021 concludes, fetches bids worth Rs 77,814.80 crore
The auction began on Monday and concluded on Tuesday at 12.45 PM, after a total of 6 rounds of bidding. The e-auction was based on the Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending Auction (SMRA) methodology.
Mar 02, 2021, 22:50 PM IST
Opening day of spectrum auction fetches bids worth Rs 77,146 crore
It was the first spectrum auction in five years. The government said that the response was better than they had expected. The government had anticipated bids worth Rs 45,000 crore. About 2,308.80 MHz of spectrum in seven bands worth nearly Rs 4 lakh crore at the reserve price was offered for bidding.
Mar 01, 2021, 23:19 PM IST
Cabinet approval for next round of spectrum auction; Spectrum to be offered for assignment with 20 years' validity period
Spectrum auction is a transparent process of spectrum assignment to successful bidders. Sufficient spectrum availability increases the quality of telecom services for the consumers.
Dec 16, 2020, 16:00 PM IST
Green signal for 4G spectrum auction soon, telecom department prepares cabinet note
The government is planning to sell around 7,000 megahertz of radio waves in the auction.
Jul 28, 2020, 16:05 PM IST
DoT to finalise auctioneer agency for conducting e-auction of spectrum on May 22
The DoT has selected 4 bidders on auctioneer-- agency that will develop and manage software for the auction.
May 18, 2020, 16:51 PM IST
Govt plans to complete spectrum auction by Nov-end: Sources
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said he hoped to complete the auction in the current calendar.
Sep 10, 2019, 14:46 PM IST
Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan likely to get 3-month extension
The Department of Telecom had recommended her extension from August 1 to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and she is likely to get a three-month extension, said the sources. She had joined DoT as secretary in June 2017.
Jul 23, 2019, 15:29 PM IST
DoT expects to complete due process for 5G spectrum auction by August
The 5G committee of the telecom ministry has said about 6,000 Mhz of spectrum can be made available without delay for the next generation mobile service.
Dec 17, 2018, 15:02 PM IST
Trai to initiate consultation on spectrum issues, valuation methodology in 2019
Trai, in August this year, had recommended rules and prices for the next round of spectrum auction that included radiowaves for 5G mobile services and other bands.
Nov 29, 2018, 14:51 PM IST
COAI favours 5G auctions only around second half of 2019
The advent of 5G is seen as the next technological frontier, and India is positioning itself as a globally synchronised player in the design, development and manufacturing of 5G-based technology, products and application.
Jun 22, 2018, 11:29 AM IST
Consultation paper on spectrum auction in 15 days: Trai
Telecom regulator Trai expects to start the consultation process for the next round of spectrum auction in about a fortnight.
Apr 25, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
COAI favours auction in 2018, wants market to settle down
Cellular operators' body COAI has said the government should not rush to spectrum auction this year and instead, allow the market to settle down in the wake of recent mergers and acquisitions.
Mar 27, 2017, 15:49 PM IST
'No plan yet to give telcos option to buy spectrum annually'
The government has no immediate plan to provide telecom companies with an option to buy spectrum annually, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said.
Mar 22, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Govt's idea to auction spectrum every year progressive: Mittal
The government's proposal to auction spectrum every year has got a backer in Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, who however has said there is no need for sale of airwaves in coming fiscal.
Mar 02, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Govt to seek TRAI views on auctioning spectrum every year
The government is looking at making spectrum auction an annual event and will reach out to sectoral regulator Trai for its recommendations, Telecom Secretary JS Deepak on Tuesday said.
Feb 28, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
Aircel-Maxis deal: Reply to summons or be prepared to give up spectrum, SC tells Malaysian bizmen
Supreme Court made it clear that T Ananda Krishnan, Ralph Marshall of Malaysia's Maxis Group against whom summons were issued in Aircel-Maxis case must appear.
Feb 03, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Idea net plunges 88% to a trickle on Reliance Jio, spectrum impacts
Investments in network expansion, coupled with competition putting a pressure on pricing led the third largest telco Idea Cellular to report a huge decline in the September quarter net profit at Rs 90 crore.
Oct 24, 2016, 23:30 PM IST
Spectrum auction: Vodafone, Tatas pay Rs 12,499 crore to DoT for purchase
Telecom operators Vodafone and Tata Teleservices Wednesday made payments of Rs 10,100 crore and Rs 2,300 crore, respectively, to the government for spectrum they bought in the recently-concluded auction.
Oct 19, 2016, 21:43 PM IST
High cost of spectrum is credit negative for telecom players: Moody's
High cost of spectrum following the recent auction is credit negative for telecom operators, as the debt levels will rise further, Moody's Investors Service said on Friday.
Oct 14, 2016, 20:59 PM IST
