Radiowaves

"The spectrum which was sold in the recent auction, was harmonised and assigned to successful bidders on November 9-10, much before the one month timeline committed by us," Telecom Secretary JS Deepak told PTI.

Day 5: Spectrum auction gets bids worth Rs 63,325 cr so far

"Bids worth about Rs 63,325 crore have been received till the end of 26th round for 960 Mhz of spectrum out of total 2,354.55 Mhz put for auction," official sources told PTI.

Telcos should tank-up spectrum; next sale may take long: DoT

"After this auction we believe, there will no spectrum shortage in India. This problem of spectrum scarcity affecting quality of service will be history," Telecom Secretary JS Deepak told PTI.

Spectrum auction may fail at current base price: GSMA

"The GSMA is concerned that, if the Telecom Commission maintains the current reserve prices for 700MHz spectrum in India, there is the risk of a failed auction or, at a minimum, serious limitations on investment capability in next generation networks," GSM Association Chief Regulatory Officer John Giusti said in a statement.

Telecom Commission to discuss spectrum cap issue on Nov 10

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in July had said that unallocated telecom spectrum should also be counted while determining limit of radiowaves that a company can hold.

DoT plans to auction 3G spectrum in February: TRAI

In case one, if no spectrum is released by the Defence, then auction can't be conducted in this band. The second scenario is that it releases 5 MHz in 17 circles, in that case one block of 5 MHz spectrum will be available for auction in 17 circles.

Leading telcos seek to defer spectrum auction

In a letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, they have also written that operators whose permits are expiring in 2015-16 may be allowed to continue with their existing in-use spectrum.

Spectrum auction begins today, 8 companies in fray

The Department of Telecom has put on the block around 385 MHz of radiowaves in the 1800 MHz band, and 46 MHz in the 900 MHz band.

Trai recommends outright transfer of spectrum, bars leasing

Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission had in October given in-principle approval to spectrum trading and it was cleared by the Empowered Group of Ministers. Trai was then asked to provide detailed guidelines for trading.

CDMA spectrum in dire straits, will GSM replace it?

The message from the telecom regulatory authority of India is pretty dire. Mobile operators using the CDMA or code division multiple access technology for offering mobile services need to either ramp up their act or quit these valuable radiowaves.

Govt to get Rs 24,000 cr from one-time spectrum fee

The Government is likely to get about Rs 24,000 crore from one-time spectrum fee that has been levied on existing operators for holding radiowaves beyond a prescribed limit.