2g Auction

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  Spectrum auction fallout: Mobile tariffs could see another increase in the short term

  Industry players and analysts feel that by the medium term it may increase tariff rates.

• Did "sensationalism" lead to poor response by telcos to the 2G auction?

  2G auction

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  2G auctioneer likely to get only Rs. 2.6 crore as fees

  E-Procurement Technologies, which along with Times Internet conducted the just-concluded 2G auction, will get around Rs. 2.6 crore as fees.

• Hen that laid golden egg destroyed: Telecom Minister Sibal on flop 2G auction

  The gist of the government's response to the flop auction of second-generation or 2G airwaves: "I told you so." Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal emphasised that policy must remain the prerogative of the government and that an "environment of sensationalism" is to blame for the poor response by telecoms to the auction.

• 2G auction ends, government gets bids worth just Rs 9,400 crore

  India, battling a ballooning fiscal deficit, has raised less than a quarter of its 400 billion rupees target in the auction of second-generation (2G) mobile phone airwaves seen as too pricey by carriers.

• Government to begin 2G telecom spectrum auction today

  The government will begin the auction for 2G telecom spectrum today at 9 am. Five companies - Bharti Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, Videocon and Telenor-promoted Telewings - have confirmed they will participate.

• 2G auction: Supreme Court agrees to January 11 deadline

  The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to complete a mobile phone airwaves auction by January 11, 2013 and allowed those carriers whose licences are set to be revoked to operate until January 18, 2013, lawyers said, after the government sought more time to conduct the sale.

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  India adds 1.7 million GSM subscribers, Uninor loses 1.1 million

  Uninor, the joint venture between Norway's Telenor and India-based Unitech stands to lose its licenses following the Supreme Court's orders Feb 2.

• 2G auction: Criticism over high prices has government seeking clarity

  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed a 10-fold rise in the auction starting price over what carriers had paid when they got their 2G licenses in 2008. But today, the Telecom Commission, which is the highest decision-making body within the Telecom Ministry, sent back that proposal to TRAI for clarity on prices and other is...

• Govt likely to carry on with first-come-first-served policy in mining sector

  The government has decided to carry on with the first-come-first-served policy in the mines and minerals sector, sources have told NDTV.

• Supreme Court extends deadline for auction of new 2G licenses till August 31

  The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for auction and issue of new licenses for the 2G spectrum till August 31, 2012 in lieu of the 122 telecom licenses cancelled. The cancelled licenses, however, will stay in operation till September 7, 2012 for a smooth transition and to avoid any inconvenience for the customers of the telecom companies.

• 2G spectrum could get 10 times more expensive; will telecom tariffs rise?

  Telecom regulator - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today proposed a steep minimum price for auction of 2G telecom spectrum, setting off fears of a hike in mobile phone tariffs which are at present among the cheapest in the world. The regulator, whose recommendations are not binding on the government, valued 2G spectrum at about Rs 7 ...

• 2G: Govt seeks review of verdict questioning policy

  The government today moved the Supreme Court questioning its verdict holding the policy of first-come-first-served in 2G spectrum allocation as unconstitutional while cancelling 122 licences saying it has entered into the exclusive domain of the executive and beyond the limits of judicial review.

• Raja asks Supreme Court to review cancellation of 122 licences

  Former Telecom Minister A Raja has asked the Supreme Court to review its decision that cancelled 122 mobile network licences issued by him. The verdict, delivered on February 2, has caused panic attacks for India Inc; it also has the government searching for exigent clarifications.

• 2G auction to take 400 days, says Government

  In a petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday on the auction for 2G licences, the Department of Telecom (DoT) sought clarity on whether the court suggests procedures along the lines of the 3G auction. In such a case, 2G licence auctions could have to wait until 2013 as the process will take at least 400 days.