In a post on X, Sibal, a senior Supreme Court advocate, asked, "Can we be informed: Where is he? Is he safe? Why is he incommunicado?"
Telecom Secretary MF Farooqui said that bids worth Rs 37,572.60 crore have come in for radiowaves in 900 Mhz band, and Rs 23,589.62 crore for 1800 Mhz band.
The 2G auction is a big hit. After 10 days and 68 rounds the auctions drew to a close today. The centre has exceeded its target from the sale of spectrum. Total bids have crossed Rs 61,000 crore. This will fetch the government over Rs 18,000 crore this fiscal alone.
The government today said it will auction spectrum in 700 Mhz band, which is used for offering high-speed Internet services through fourth generation technologies, in 2014.
After the 2G auction turned out to be a failure, the government has decided to cut spectrum reserve price by 30% in four circles. The Empowered group of Ministers (EGoM) met today as Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal laid out the auction roadmap, reports CNBC-TV18's Siddarth Zarabi.
The government is expectedly heaving a sigh of relief. Key ministers including Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma and Salman Khurshid have welcomed the Supreme Court's opinion saying the order vindicates government‘s position.
The government today decided to seek extension from the Supreme Court of the August 31 deadline for the auction of telecom spectrum following the cancellation of 122 licences earlier this year.
Making a strong pitch for investments in the country, India has listed healthcare, IT and cyber security as the three key areas where it along with US could work together for mutual benefit.
Followed by the recent hullabaloo over the banning of content on social networks and other sites, there‘s another ...
The Lokpal Bill debate in the Lok Sabha got off to a stormy start with the Government and the Opposition accusing each other of playing politics over the legislation.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has lashed out at the systems and process at the DoT. He slammed the first come, first serve policy. Sibal added that no operator has paid for spectrum from 2003 onwards and that several questions have arisen from Justice Patil's report.