Telecom spectrum auction bids reach Rs 96,000 crore at the end of 7th dayAt present, over 84% of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders and a majority of service areas are experiencing high leve...
12 Mar, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Bharti Airtel plans to sell Infratel shares; to raise over Rs 2,500 croreLast August, Bharti Airtel raised $349.6 million from selling close to a 4.5% stake in Infratel, to comply with the minimum listing require...
26 Feb, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 3,705 crore per MHZ as base price for 3G spectrum auction: Ravi Shankar PrasadGovt set a base price of Rs 3,705 cr for every MHz of nationwide spectrum in the 2100 megahertz spectrum auction, telecom minister said.
29 Jan, 2015, 03.59 AM IST
Defence Ministry agrees to free up 5 MHz of high-speed bandwidth of 3G spectrum for commercial useThe DoT, however, isn't in favour of auctioning the freed-up 3G airwaves along with the 2G bandwidth due to be sold next February, dashing ...
21 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
No word from defence ministry on giving up 3G spectrum, DoT complains to finance ministryThe telecom department has said that the defence ministry is yet to agree to swap 3G airwaves for spectrum in the 1900 Mhz frequency.
25 Aug, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
No 3G spectrum in February auction as defence ministry does not agree to swap bandwidthDefence ministry hasn’t agreed to swap bandwidth, dealing a blow to administration’s plans of generating an estimated Rs 5,000 cr revenue t...
23 Aug, 2014, 08.17 AM IST
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to be slapped with show cause notice, penalty over 3G airwavesBharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will soon be slapped with another round of show cause notices and penalties for ‘giving’ their th...
23 May, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
Aircel to cut 600 jobs amid surging costs, severe margin pressureAircel will cut 12% of its workforce following its decision to reduce operations in five unprofitable regions amid surging costs and severe...
12 Oct, 2012, 08.02 PM IST
- 2G spectrum auctions: Telecom department releases initial set of rules
The DoT said it would hold simultaneous, multiple-round auctions for each region, on similar lines as the 3G spectrum auctions in 2010.
05 Jul, 2012, 03.33 AM IST
- MTNL Mauritius arm to offer 3G services
MTNL's Mauritius arm will launch 3G services there later this year, after finalizing plans for deploying this facility at its board meeting.
19 Mar, 2012, 12.53 AM IST
- Budget 2011: Govt plans to put windfall gains to productive use
The government is likely to come out with a plan for using windfall gains, such as those from the auction of 3G airwaves, more productively...
28 Feb, 2011, 04.08 AM IST
- BSNL to enter into roaming arrangements with private operators for 3G, invite bids soon
State-owned BSNL is set to invite bids from private operators to share its third generation airwaves, a company official told ET.
01 Jan, 2011, 05.10 AM IST
- Aircel funds for 3G airwaves, BWA spectrum bidding under scanner
The finance ministry has asked Aircel to submit details of its bank accounts, loans and other remittances it had obtained in the form of fo...
27 Aug, 2010, 01.14 AM IST
- BSNL, MTNL to make big gains from intra-circle roaming pacts
The absence of a pan-India 3G licence winner may spell good news for state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL as private operators will have to app...
25 May, 2010, 01.33 AM IST
- 3G airwaves to be awarded only in August
The government has decided to stay with the plan of auctioning four slots of radio bandwidth.
22 Dec, 2009, 12.38 AM IST
- ‘Defence entitled to only 10 MHz of 3G spectrum’
Department of Telecom (DoT) has now said that the armed forces are entitled to a maximum of only 10 MHz of third generation (3G) airwaves.
20 Nov, 2009, 03.33 AM IST
- Govt maps out 3G availability; auctions may earn Rs 21,480 cr
DoT has finally mapped out the availability of third generation (3G) airwaves that can be put up for the upcoming auctions across the count...
19 Jun, 2009, 12.49 AM IST