Telcos' finances will be under pressure: Fitch
The spectrum auction which concluded on March 25 attracted bids worth Rs 1,09,874.91 crore.
Mar 27, 2015, 21:27 PM IST
High spectrum prices to put pressure on telcos: GSMA
The biggest telecom spectrum auction ended on Wednesday after 19 days of fierce bidding and fetched about Rs 1.10 lakh crore to the government.
Mar 27, 2015, 17:00 PM IST
Now capable of providing 4G pan-India: RCom
Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) on Friday said it has gained capability to provide 4G services across the country on the back of spectrum won by it in the recently concluded spectrum auction.
Mar 27, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
India's top three mobile phone operators spend $13.6 billion in airwaves auction
India`s top three mobile phone network operators have spent a combined $13.6 billion in a government auction of airwaves to secure almost 80 percent of the spectrum on offer, reinforcing their positions in the world`s second-biggest mobile market.
Mar 27, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Idea, Bharti Airtel edge higher after spectrum auction
Shares of telecom companies Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel on Thursday edged higher in an otherwise subdued market after the completion of spectrum auction.
Mar 26, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
Spectrum bids won't result in high call rates: Prasad
Ideal Cellular, which provides mobile services using GSM technology, bid a maximum of Rs 30,306.98 crore to buy spectrum in the 900 megahertz, 1800 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands.
Mar 26, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Spectrum auction proceeds to help plug fiscal deficit: Moody's
The fiscal deficit target for 2014-2015 is pegged at 4.1 percent of GDP and for the next fiscal at 3.9 percent.
Mar 26, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
SC lifts stay, allows DoT to finalise spectrum auction results
The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted its embargo and allowed the government to finalise the result of the just-concluded biggest and "fiercest" auction for telecom spectrum, fetching a whopping revenue of Rs 1.09 lakh crore.
Mar 26, 2015, 17:03 PM IST
Idea Cellular pays $4.8 bn for mobile airwaves, most in auction
Idea Cellular Ltd, India`s third-biggest mobile operator by market share, spent 303.06 billion rupees ($4.84 billion) to buy mobile airwaves in the country`s spectrum auctions, telecoms minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
Mar 26, 2015, 16:38 PM IST
Govt to get upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore from spectrum auction
Government will get upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore from spectrum auction, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
Mar 26, 2015, 16:20 PM IST
Spectrum auction belie zero loss presumptions, says Jaitley
With the telecom spectrum auction fetching a record Rs 109,874 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday took a jibe at Congress leader Kapil Sibal, saying the 'zero loss' theory has been belied.
Mar 25, 2015, 19:15 PM IST
Telecom spectrum auction ends with bids about Rs 1.10 lakh crore
India's biggest telecom spectrum auction ended Wednesday after 19 days of fierce bidding that fetched about Rs 1.10 lakh crore to the government.
Mar 25, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
Sistema keen on spectrum sharing, trading; awaits guidelines
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which is not participating in the ongoing spectrum auction, is now awaiting sharing and trading guidelines for airwaves for its business expansion.
Mar 24, 2015, 14:57 PM IST
Spectrum auction enters Day 17,upfront payments likely in FY16
With the spectrum auction entering the 17th day, the government may not get all of the upfront Rs 25,000 crore revenue from the sale it was expecting this fiscal.
Mar 22, 2015, 15:18 PM IST
Spectrum auction kitty dips to Rs 1.05 lakh crore
The government's telecom spectrum auction kitty on Friday declined to Rs 1.05 lakh crore with provisional allocation of 88 percent airwaves at the end of day 15.
Mar 20, 2015, 21:12 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 14: Govt's kitty grows to Rs 1.09 lakh cr
The government's telecom spectrum auction kitty Thursday rose marginally to reach Rs 1.09 lakh crore at the end of the 14th day with robust bidding taking place in the 800 MHz band.
Mar 19, 2015, 20:56 PM IST
Spectrum auction: Day 13 sees bids of Rs 108,000 crore
The government received commitments of Rs 108,000 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Wednesday, the 13th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions.
Mar 18, 2015, 22:05 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 12: Bids reach Rs 1,07,000 crore
The government's spectrum auction kitty Tuesday rose to Rs 1,07,000 crore at the end of 12th day of the biggest sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 17, 2015, 22:03 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 11: Bids reach Rs 1,03,046 crore
Government's spectrum auction kitty Monday rose marginally to Rs 1,03,046 crore at the end of 11th day of the biggest sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 16, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Spectrum auction sees bids of Rs.102,215 crore at Day 10-end
The government received commitments of Rs.102,215 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Saturday, the 10th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions.
Mar 14, 2015, 20:44 PM IST
