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In 1976, a former NASA intern paid $217 for 1,150 old tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings from the lot sold for $1.82 millionIn 1976, a former NASA intern spent just $217 on 1,150 old tapes. At the time, they looked like forgotten pieces of history, with little re...
Telecom department eyes reverse auction to meet fiscal needsUnder the reverse auction model, one could put up all bands for auctions.
Spectrum play: Hits & missesWith just days left for the largest ever spectrum auctions to start on October 1, ET takes a look at all the past bandwidth auctions, begin...
Government may accept Trai's proposal for liberal spectrum sharing capIf telco A with 10 MHz shares spectrum with telco B holding 8MHz, the bandwidth counted for calculating spectrum usage charges will be 14MH...
Trai told to speed up price advice; Government wants to auction 3G airwaves along with 2G in FebruaryIt added that due to the urgency, it sought comments from stakeholders by December 15 and counter comments by December 19.
Telecom Commission to ask regulator to review suggestions for spectrum auctionThe regulator had suggested about 10% higher price for spectrum in 1800 Mhz over the final bid price that was received in the February auct...
Airwaves auctions have set the way forward for telecommunications companies: Marten PietersThe weaker payers will soon find the going tough in a fiercely competitive industry and the best way out for them will be selling their ass...
Spectrum Auction: SBI to lend up to Rs 10,000 crore to six telecom company winners of airwavesSBI decided to lend up to Rs 10,000 cr to six telecom companies that won airwaves in the bandwidth auction concluded last week, but will li...
Vodafone India seeks spectrum usage charge parity for 3G, BWA airwavesVoda expressed its reservations on the effectiveness of the revised regime in fully addressing the fundamental underlying issues and concer...
SUC average should apply to 3G specturm won in 2010: VodafoneVodafone has demanded that the weighted average approach for Spectrum Usage Charge should also be applied to the 3G radiowaves which it won...
Idea Cellular to focus on data in upcoming spectrum auctionsIdea, India’s number 3 mobile phone operator is keen on expanding its 3G presence in the country, beyond the licenses for 11 circles it cur...
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.
2G auction: 2-stage bidding planned, move aimed at charging a premium for a contiguous bandwidthThe telecom department could hold the 2G spectrum auctions in a two-stage bidding process in order to charge a premium for a contiguous ban...
Spectrum auction floor prices: Accept Trai’s proposals, not DoT panel’sThe DoT quibbles with the assumptions made to calculate the new base rates, and rejects the Trai’s recommended rates.
- EGoM approves initiation of the process for selection of auctioneer: R Chandrashekhar
Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday took the first step toward auctioning spectrum after the Supreme Court cancelled 122 mobile permits.
Budget 2012-13: Government targets Rs 40,000 crore from spectrum auctionsThe Govt expects to raise about Rs 40K crore from the sale of airwaves in 2012-13 and the auctions may provide much-needed revenues to its ...
- Pranab Mukherjee-led panel to decide on 2G issues
It has prepared a nine-point agenda for the EGoM that is looking at all issues related to bandwidth allocation.
- 2G auction: Govt may allow foreign cos bid without Indian partner
The EGoM will take the final call on the eligibility criteria for companies in the upcoming 2G bandwidth sale.
- BSNL plans to auction surplus spectrum
BSNL has decided to auction surplus capacity on its long-distance network to private companies, as it attempts to open up new revenue strea...
- Bharti to sell iPhone 3GS in India
India's top mobile phone company, Bharti Airtel, said Friday it had reached a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone 3GS in India.