Coal, spectrum sale proceeds cross Rs 3-lakh crore; beats CAG figure
The auction kitty from sale of coal mines and telecom spectrum Monday swelled to over Rs three lakh crore -- exceeding all estimates including by CAG for value of such resources, which have been at the centre of two major scams in the recent years.
Mar 09, 2015, 22:48 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 5: Govt garners bids worth Rs 94,000 cr
The government has garnered Rs 94,000 crore worth of bids from telecom players at the end of five days of spectrum auction Monday.
Mar 09, 2015, 21:36 PM IST
Day 2 of spectrum auction ends; bids grow to Rs 65,000 cr
The government was expecting to raise over Rs 82,000 crore from the auction, but the final amount may go much higher if bids continue at such an aggressive pace.
Mar 05, 2015, 23:10 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 2: Govt receives bids in all 4 bands
The total spectrum put to auction is 103.75 MHz in 800 MHz band, 177.8 MHz in 900 MHz band and 99.2 MHz in 1,800 MHz band for second generation (2G) telephony.
Mar 05, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
Spectrum auction resumes with bidding in all four bands
The biggest ever spectrum auction of 2G and 3G airwaves began on Wednesday on a high note with operators making bids worth an estimated Rs 60,000 crore after six rounds of bidding in all the four bands.
Mar 05, 2015, 12:23 PM IST
Additional spectrum case: CBI to file response on firms' pleas
CBI Wednesday sought time to file its reply on the applications of two firms, chargesheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, questioning the jurisdiction of the special 2G court to deal with the matter.
Mar 04, 2015, 18:34 PM IST
Spectrum auction begins; govt eyeing over Rs 80K-cr revenue
A total of 380.75 MHz of spectrum in three bands -? the premium 900 MHz band, 1,800 MHz and 800 MHz -- is put on sale besides 5 MHz in the 2,100 MHz band across 17 out of 22 telecom areas in the country.
Mar 04, 2015, 10:29 AM IST
We are in a very happy situation: Airtel on spectrum auction
Bharti Airtel is in a "very happy situation" compared to other telecom operators in relation to the spectrum auction, scheduled to start tomorrow, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said Tuesday.
Mar 03, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
Spectrum auction for 4 bands to start on Wednesday
The government plans to sell 380.75 MHz of spectrum in three bands ? the premium 900 MHz band, 1800 MHz and 800 MHz, besides 5 Mhz in the 2100 Mhz band across 17 out of 22 telecom areas in the country.
Mar 03, 2015, 15:55 PM IST
Additional spectrum case: Court to hear arguments from March 4
The special 2G court would start hearing from next month arguments on framing of charges in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, in which CBI has chargesheeted former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh and three telecom firms.
Feb 19, 2015, 18:41 PM IST
Telcos give Rs 20,435 cr as earnest money for spectrum auction
Eight telecom operators have deposited earnest money of about Rs 20,435 crore for spectrum auction starting March 4, with Reliance Jio Infocom submitting the highest guarantee.
Feb 17, 2015, 19:49 PM IST
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
Lack of spectrum no excuse for call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem.
Feb 14, 2015, 19:28 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
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
DoT seeks FinMin, DefMin views on draft spectrum auction note
The auction is scheduled to take place from February 23 next year.
Dec 28, 2014, 16:41 PM IST
Telecom Commission to take call on extended spectrum use by Airtel, Vodafone
Idea has agreed to allow Airtel and Vodafone to use its spectrum till January 14
Dec 07, 2014, 16:55 PM IST
Defence need for CDMA spectrum may leave 10 Mhz for auction
CDMA spectrum to defence as desired by them can be allocated only in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and North East telecom circles only, the source said.
Dec 01, 2014, 21:29 PM IST
Not handling daily affairs of Sterling Cellular: Ruia to SC
Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia Thursday told the Supreme Court that he was not connected with the day-to-day affairs of accused company Sterling Cellular Ltd and the special court wrongly summoned him as an accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional spectrum during the NDA regime in 2002.
Nov 27, 2014, 19:45 PM IST
DoT for commencing spectrum auction from Feb 23
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.
Nov 18, 2014, 19:35 PM IST
