Telecom Commission lowers spectrum usage fee for telcos to 3% of revenue for upcoming auctionCOAI had sought a uniform SUC rate of 3% for all assigned airwaves and wanted this to be reduced to 1% in a phased manner.
08 Jun, 2016, 12.55 AM IST
Telecom spectrum auction bids marginally up at Rs 1.02 lakh croreAs per the Department of Telecom, at the end of 61st round, about 87 per cent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders.
14 Mar, 2015, 09.16 PM 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
Spectrum auction for 4th day takes off from about Rs 50,000 croreDemand for 1800 Mhz spectrum increased in 10 circles with competition intensifying in Assam, Delhi and West Bengal Service area on the thir...
06 Feb, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
3rd day:Spectrum auction completes 17 rounds,bidding continuesThe third round of spectrum auction continued to witness aggressive bidding even after completion of seventeen rounds today with demands fo...
05 Feb, 2014, 06.36 PM IST
Sistema Shyam Teleservices seeks Trai nod to bid for spectrumSistema Shyam provides services on 800 MHz band using the CDMA technology. It is looking to acquire more bandwidth in the same 800 MHz band.
16 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
DoT may say 'bye' to auctions, 'hi' to fixed price for spectrumAfter failure of two rounds of airwave auction, the DoT is now exploring pricing methods for fixed priced allotment of spectrum, said an in...
07 Jun, 2013, 05.42 AM IST
Govt mulls pre-2G scam methods to allot airwaves after auction failure, SC rulingThe DoT has set up a committee to frame a comprehensive new regime for allotment and pricing of spectrum.
17 Apr, 2013, 07.04 AM IST
Unsold CDMA airwaves may go on sale againThe telecom department plans to put unsold CDMA spectrum in the remaining 14 regions on sale again in the third round of airwaves auctions ...
13 Mar, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
Cabinet approves halving CDMA airwave auction priceThe decision follows a recommendation by a panel of ministers to cut the price by 30 per cent or 50 per cent.
17 Jan, 2013, 02.08 PM IST
Ministers on spectrum recommend up to 50% cut in the reserve price for airwaves used for CDMA-based mobile servicesThe Empowered Group of Ministers on spectrum has asked the Cabinet to take a final call on a 30-50% reduction in the base price for airwave...
08 Jan, 2013, 04.47 AM IST
2G auctions flop as 57% of spectrum remains unsold; govt gets less than a quarter of its revenue targetThe government has garnered just Rs 9,407 crore, less than a quarter of what it expected, as the much hyped second generation (2G) airwaves...
15 Nov, 2012, 07.24 AM IST
SC extends the deadline to complete airwaves auction to January 11, 2013The SC warned that failure to meet the revised deadline would led to 'contempt' proceedings against erring officials as well as an 'exempla...
28 Aug, 2012, 06.01 AM IST
Incumbent telecom firms like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone may skip 2G spectrum auctionIncumbent and new mobile phone companies are unlikely to bid for spectrum in the top seven circles that make up 80% of the Rs 14,000-crore ...
21 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
DoT seeks Attorney General's view on all companies matching auction priceThe DoT has informally sounded out Attorney General Goolam Essaji Vahanvati on this issue, and plans to send a formal communication seeking...
27 Jun, 2012, 05.49 AM IST
- TDSAT notice to DoT on Tata Teleservices plea on additional spectrum
TDSAT issued notice to the govt on Tata Tele's petitions seeking allocation of additional spectrum for GSM services before the proposed air...
18 Jun, 2012, 04.40 PM IST
- 3G bidding to start today with unique methodology
The auctions for 3G and broadband that gets underway on April 9 is slated to be a long-drawn affair, stretching for as long as 45 days. Top...
09 Apr, 2010, 07.32 AM IST