Jio, Airtel pay DoT Rs 2,307 crore for advance spectrum allotment"Jio has paid Rs 2,149.59 crore while Airtel has paid Rs 157.38 crore immediately, rather than in August/ September, 2021,” DoT said in a s...
Airtel, Jio may spend more to buy spectrum in March auctionsAs a result, the government could net as much as Rs 8,000 crore more than the roughly Rs 40,000 crore estimated from the March sale of 4G a...
Mega spectrum auction likely to net only Rs 40,000 crore, say analystsOn Friday, Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest decision-making body in the telecom department, cleared the country’s large...
5G spectrum sale may be deferred to early 2020Pending appointment of auctioneer and work on draft documents said to be key reasons
DoT likely to seek law ministry opinion on a flat spectrum usage charge levyThe auction of both 4G and 5G airwaves is slated for 2019. This means DoT could be revisiting the contentious issue of levying a flat SUC.
Airtel acquires Aircel's 4G airwaves in Andhra PradeshWith the latest announcement, the mobile carrier has completed the deal of acquiring 4G airwaves in the 2300 Mhz band from Aircel in all ei...
Idea and Vodafone may have to bid aggressively for 4G airwaves to compete with Reliance JioIndia will rapidly switch to 4G and any operator incapable of competing is doomed to eventual failure,” brokerage Bernstein Research Securi...
Spectrum auction to witness heavy demand for 4G bandsExperts expect the Indian unit of UK’s Vodafone Group Plc to maximise spectrum purchases in the 1800 MHz band to have enough to launch 4G i...
Airtel completes acquisition of 4G airwaves in OrissaWith the announcement, Airtel now has completed the deal for acquiring airwaves from Aircel in seven of the total eight circles it had anno...
Department of Telecom left with 3 choices on Spectrum usual chargeDoT though may also put up Trai’s suggested formula for the Cabinet’s consideration, but flag its strong reservations, an official told ET ...
Base price of 4G spectrum unaffordable: Airtel MD Gopal VittalVittal also isn’t losing any sleep over mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) eating into incumbent operator revenues in the near future.
Bharti Airtel to buy Aircel's 4G airwaves in 8 circles for Rs 3,500 croreThe eight circles are Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, North East, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
Airtel may buy Aircel 4G airwaves for Rs 3,800 crore; deal to close gap with Reliance JioThe deal to buy Aircel’s 4G spectrum in the 2300 MHz frequency band in eight circles is expected to be finalised by March-end, said two per...
DoT set to club 4G airwaves in 1800 MHz band for seven circlesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon start consolidating airwaves in the 1800 MHz band in seven circles, including Delhi an...
Airtel may buy Aircel’s 4G spectrum in a bid to close the gap with Reliance JioAirtel currently holds a mix of 1800 Mhz and 2300 Mhz airwaves on which it deploys 4G technology across 15 of India’s 22 circles.
Telecom department may offer 4G spectrum in next auctionsThis comes in the wake of the Finance Ministry asking the Department of Telecommunications to explore the feasibility of 4G auctions.
Ex-Aircel CTO Mallikarjun Rao to play strategic role in Vodafone's participation in Dutch 4G airwaves auctionIn an exclusive interaction, Rao who is now based in the historic Dutch city of Maastricht, talks about his new job, his major challenges.