Telecom Commission backs Trai on liberalising 800 Mhz spectrum in 4 circlesInter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission approved liberalisation of 800 MHz spectrum in circles where a market-determined price is not av...
20 Feb, 2016, 06.16 AM IST
DoT clears air on 800 Mhz market price for 4 circlesThe outcome clears the air on the market price for 800 Mhz airwaves in the four circles, where spectrum in the band wasn’t auctioned in Mar...
19 Feb, 2016, 11.23 PM IST
Tariffs will not increase beyond 1.3 p/min, says telecom minister Ravi Shankar PrasadThere is unsold block of 15 MHz of 3G spectrum. It didn’t see much traction. So, our stand is validated in hindsight that there is no artif...
27 Mar, 2015, 01.37 AM IST
Reliance Jio Infocomm's move in 800 MHz band drives prices to record levelBids for the 800 MHz band surged about 80% higher than the reserve price. The government had offered 103.75 MHz of the spectrum in the auct...
26 Mar, 2015, 06.16 AM IST
Bid prices of 800 MHz band top 900 MHz on 4G driveJM Financial also said existing telecom operators may be buying into the 800 MHz band to stop Rel Jio from acquiring spectrum there.
21 Mar, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
GSM operators want reconfiguration of 800 Mhz bandThe body said there will be no impact on the existing CDMA operations as they can continue providing the services with the allocated spectr...
11 Dec, 2014, 09.34 PM IST
Telecom department allots bulk of 1,800 Mhz spectrum auctioned in February allotted to telcosTelecom department has finally allotted a bulk of the 1,800 MHz spectrum that Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio Infocomm...
28 Oct, 2014, 04.55 AM IST
Keep 900 MHz base price same as 800 MHz band: GSM operatorsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had recommended a pan-India reserve price of Rs 2,685 crore per megahertz for 800 MHz band.
22 Sep, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
SSTL hopes for lower base price of 800 MHz airwavesTelecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices has said that it hopes the new BJPled government will stipulate a lower starting price of 800 M...
29 May, 2014, 05.38 AM IST
CDMA-GSM war of words escalates over 800 Mhz auctionsThe COAI is the industry lobby body representing GSM operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular among others.
20 May, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
Set 80 per cent of 1800 MHz auction price as base price for 800 MHz: Sistema Shyam Teleservices LtdThe reserve price for 800 Mhz spectrum auction should be 80% of the market discovered price for 1800 Mhz band, Sistema Shyam Teleservices L...
14 May, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Department of Telecommunications mulls using 800 MHz as EGSMThe exercise also comes in the lead-up to the spectrum auctions later this year in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, and a possible ...
12 May, 2014, 03.06 AM IST
CDMA operators seek cut in base price for 800 Mhz bandwidthTelcos have demanded that the telecom department reject the sector regulator's recommendations on the base price of airwaves in the 800 Mhz...
14 Mar, 2014, 03.17 AM IST
GSM, CDMA players at loggerheads over 800 MHz pricingGSM and CDMA players were a divided house over the valuation and reserve price of 800 MHz band, used for offering CDMA services.
27 Jan, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Cabinet clears 900 Mhz, 1,800 Mhz spectrum auction pricesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared spectrum prices for 900 megahertz (MHz) and 1,800 Mhz, an official said.
09 Dec, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
CDMA body to ask Trai to auction 800 MHz bandThe lobby body for CDMA mobile operators will shortly write to telecom regulator Trai that it should auction airwaves in the 800 MHz band.
19 Oct, 2013, 10.40 AM IST
Airtel,Vodafone & Idea want part of CDMA spectrum for GSM techBharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have demanded allocation of a part of CDMA spectrum in 800 Mhz band for GSM services.
25 Nov, 2012, 04.47 PM IST