Spectrum bidding for NE: SC to decide on dispute
Supreme Court Tuesday said it would take a decision on the dispute between the government and private telecom operators on the issue of bidding of spectrum for the north-east circle, instead of leaving it to the Tripura High Court.
Feb 17, 2015, 18:56 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
Ambanis, Bharti, Vodafone, 5 others to slug it out for spectrum
Eight private telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jio and Uninor Monday submitted applications to bid for spectrum in the auctions starting March 4.
Feb 16, 2015, 18:44 PM IST
Sistema Shyam not to participate in spectrum auction
Russian conglomerate Sistema JSFC's Indian telecom arm, SSTL, has decided not to bid for spectrum in the upcoming auction due to its high reserve price and some issues that are yet to be resolved by the Department of Telecom related to March 2013 auction.
Feb 16, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
BSNL, MTNL not to participate in upcoming spectrum auction
State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL will not participate in the upcoming spectrum auction, from which the government targets to raise over Rs 1 lakh crore.
Feb 08, 2015, 12:54 PM IST
Telecom Minister meets Jaitley; discusses spectrum auction
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad held a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss the upcoming spectrum auction and using the revenue generated to meet government's fiscal deficit target for current fiscal.
Feb 03, 2015, 18:04 PM IST
4G networks rise 36% in 2014; telcos tap 1800Mhz band
The number of operators offering 4G mobile services rose by 36 percent to 360 globally in 2014 and nearly half of these used spectrum in 1800 Mhz band to provide the super-fast services, says a report.
Feb 01, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
Vodafone Group's board to meet today in Delhi
UK-based telecom giant Vodafone Group will hold a board meeting in the capital Saturday where it is likely to discuss topics ranging from review of its Indian business to provisioning of funds for the upcoming spectrum auction.
Jan 31, 2015, 08:46 AM IST
US reaps nearly $45 billion in wireless spectrum auction
The US government is getting nearly $45 billion from an auction of wireless spectrum, highlighting surging demand for new devices which connect to the Internet.
Jan 30, 2015, 22:29 PM IST
Vodafone Group's board meeting in Delhi tomorrow
At a time when spectrum auctions are round the corner, UK-based telecom giant Vodafone Group will on Saturday hold a board meeting in the capital.
Jan 30, 2015, 19:23 PM IST
Spectrum auction deferred by a week to March 4
Government on Tuesday deferred the telecom spectrum auction by a week to March 4, while the deadline for bidders to submit applications has been extended to February 16.
Jan 27, 2015, 19:56 PM IST
''Full Wi-Fi coverage in top 20 Indian cities by 2015''
At a time when the country is launching another round of spectrum auctions in February and telecom operators are vying for allocations, global telecom infrastructure provider UTStarcom is confident that India`s top 20 cities will be fully Wi-Fi enabled by the end of 2015.
Jan 23, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Telecom Commission suggests Rs 3,705 cr per Mhz for 3G
Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission has suggested a base price of Rs 3,705 crore per megahertz as 3G spectrum base price for upcoming auction, about 11 percent higher than what companies paid for the same in 2010 sale.
Jan 19, 2015, 17:32 PM IST
3G spectrum price to be placed before Cabinet this week
Telecom Ministry will this week place before the Cabinet for approval the 3G spectrum base price for the auction planned in February.
Jan 19, 2015, 14:58 PM IST
TRAI reiterates its proposals on 3G spectrum pricing
Standing by its proposals on 3G base pricing, sectoral regulator TRAI Thursday reiterated that enough spectrum in 2100 MHz should be made available for the February auction as otherwise it will "artificially increase" the market price in the band.
Jan 15, 2015, 15:01 PM IST
TRAI keeps 3G spectrum base price unchanged, auction in February
Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday kept the base price of 3G spectrum unchanged at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz stating all spectrum in 2100 MHz band will be auctioned in February.
Jan 15, 2015, 14:23 PM IST
Telcos seek fresh pre-bid conference for 3G
The demand to conduct pre-bid conference was supported by most of the telecom operators, including Airtel, Vodafone and Aircel.
Jan 13, 2015, 20:27 PM IST
Videocon Telecom willing to sell 49% stake
The company, which had over 86 lakh telecom subscribers at the end of November 2014, has spectrum in seven circles, but offers services only in Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat.
Jan 12, 2015, 00:35 AM IST
Debt levels of telecom firms likely to rise, warns ICRA
Even as the proposed spectrum auction is expected to generate up to Rs 96,000 crore for the government, the debt levels of telecom firms are likely to go up due to sizeable payouts, rating agency ICRA said on Friday.
Jan 10, 2015, 00:24 AM IST
Spectrum auction to start from Feb 25
The next round of spectrum auction for 2G and 3G networks will be held from February 25, through which the government targets to garner at least Rs 64,840 crore.
Jan 09, 2015, 23:06 PM IST
