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Bharti Airtel, Unit Pay Rs. 5,985 Crore to Clear 'High-Cost' 2024 Spectrum Dues
Bharti Airtel, along with Bharti Hexacom, has prepaid Rs. 5,985 billion to the government, clearing "high-cost" liabilities from the 2024 spectrum auctions. India's second-largest telecom firm has reduced its spectrum-related debt to Rs. 52,000 crore, lowering the cost of debt to 7.22%. Airtel has been actively prepaying dues from past aggressive s...
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Centre Begins Auction For Telecom Spectrum Worth Rs 96,238 Crore
The Centre on Tuesday announced it has begun the auction of spectrum worth Rs 96,238.45 crore for telecom services.
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Auction For Telecom Spectrum To Continue, Administrative Allocation Limited: Report
The government will continue to auction telecom spectrum, and the administrative allocation route will be used sparingly, only in those cases where it is technically not feasible to do so or for areas that are strategic in nature, sources said.
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Airtel Pays Rs. 8,312 Crore to DoT as Advance Instalment for Recently Purchased 5G Spectrum
Airtel has paid Rs. 8,3 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions. With the payment, Airtel has paid four years of 2022 spectrum dues upfront. The company had an option to pay Rs. 3.8 crore upfront and the rest in 19 annual instalments.
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Government Has Over 7400MHz Spectrum Available for Telecom Services: Sinha
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday about the spectrum availability.
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TRAI Says ISPs May Lose Permit If They Don't Begin Operations Within a Year
The suggestions are part of TRAI's recommendations on spectrum usage charges and presumptive adjusted gross revenue for ISPs.
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Supreme Court Rejects Reliance, Airtel, Idea Challenge to Spectrum Auction
The telcos had contended that the quantum of the spectrum being put up for auction had been arbitrarily capped by the government.
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High Stakes for India's $84 Billion Airwave Auction After Vodafone Play
Many carriers struggle under debt piles left by past auctions, prompting industry bodies to caution that high prices could dampen future investment.
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Telecom, I&B Ministries to Use Broadcast Airwaves for Mobile Services
"Once ITU decides it to be allocated for mobile services in the Asian region, DoT will pitch for it to be deployed for wireless broadband services."
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Spectrum Trading Guidelines a Forward-Looking Move: Vodafone India CEO
Vodafone India MD and CEO Sunil Sood added that companies can now create greater efficiency and optimise the spectrum in the ecosystem.
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Government Wants Operators to Fix Call Drops Before Spectrum Auction
The Department of Telecom may go slow for auction of spectrum next year if operators do not invest in infrastructure to make optimum use of available airwaves and improve quality of services, sources said.
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Will Your Cellphone Bills Increase? The Impact of Spectrum Auction
The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.
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Government Can Collect Cash From Record Spectrum Auction, Rules Supreme Court
The sale of mobile phone airwaves, which has collected a record $17.6 billion or Rs. 1,09,874 crores in a spectrum auction stretching over 19 days of fierce bidding can be treated as final, the Supreme Court said today, which means the government can collect initial payments from operators, and show the revenue as earned in this financial year, ...
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Government Makes Over 3-Lakh Crore From Coal and Spectrum Sale; Government Auditor's Estimates Surpassed
The auction kitty from sale of coal mines and telecom spectrum on Monday swelled to over Rs 3 lakh crore -- exceeding all estimates including by CAG for value of such resources, which have been at the centre of two major scams in the recent years.
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Videocon Telecom Plans E-Commerce Foray, Says Won't Need Spectrum
Videocon is not participating in the ongoing spectrum auction, which on the first day itself saw bids worth Rs. 60,000 crores.
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Bharti Airtel, Unit Pay Rs. 5,985 Crore to Clear 'High-Cost' 2024 Spectrum Dues
Bharti Airtel, along with Bharti Hexacom, has prepaid Rs. 5,985 billion to the government, clearing "high-cost" liabilities from the 2024 spectrum auctions. India's second-largest telecom firm has reduced its spectrum-related debt to Rs. 52,000 crore, lowering the cost of debt to 7.22%. Airtel has been actively prepaying dues from past aggressive s...
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Centre Begins Auction For Telecom Spectrum Worth Rs 96,238 Crore
The Centre on Tuesday announced it has begun the auction of spectrum worth Rs 96,238.45 crore for telecom services.
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Auction For Telecom Spectrum To Continue, Administrative Allocation Limited: Report
The government will continue to auction telecom spectrum, and the administrative allocation route will be used sparingly, only in those cases where it is technically not feasible to do so or for areas that are strategic in nature, sources said.
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Airtel Pays Rs. 8,312 Crore to DoT as Advance Instalment for Recently Purchased 5G Spectrum
Airtel has paid Rs. 8,3 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions. With the payment, Airtel has paid four years of 2022 spectrum dues upfront. The company had an option to pay Rs. 3.8 crore upfront and the rest in 19 annual instalments.
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Government Has Over 7400MHz Spectrum Available for Telecom Services: Sinha
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday about the spectrum availability.
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TRAI Says ISPs May Lose Permit If They Don't Begin Operations Within a Year
The suggestions are part of TRAI's recommendations on spectrum usage charges and presumptive adjusted gross revenue for ISPs.
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Supreme Court Rejects Reliance, Airtel, Idea Challenge to Spectrum Auction
The telcos had contended that the quantum of the spectrum being put up for auction had been arbitrarily capped by the government.
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High Stakes for India's $84 Billion Airwave Auction After Vodafone Play
Many carriers struggle under debt piles left by past auctions, prompting industry bodies to caution that high prices could dampen future investment.
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Telecom, I&B Ministries to Use Broadcast Airwaves for Mobile Services
"Once ITU decides it to be allocated for mobile services in the Asian region, DoT will pitch for it to be deployed for wireless broadband services."
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Spectrum Trading Guidelines a Forward-Looking Move: Vodafone India CEO
Vodafone India MD and CEO Sunil Sood added that companies can now create greater efficiency and optimise the spectrum in the ecosystem.
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Government Wants Operators to Fix Call Drops Before Spectrum Auction
The Department of Telecom may go slow for auction of spectrum next year if operators do not invest in infrastructure to make optimum use of available airwaves and improve quality of services, sources said.
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Will Your Cellphone Bills Increase? The Impact of Spectrum Auction
The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.
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Government Can Collect Cash From Record Spectrum Auction, Rules Supreme Court
The sale of mobile phone airwaves, which has collected a record $17.6 billion or Rs. 1,09,874 crores in a spectrum auction stretching over 19 days of fierce bidding can be treated as final, the Supreme Court said today, which means the government can collect initial payments from operators, and show the revenue as earned in this financial year, ...
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Government Makes Over 3-Lakh Crore From Coal and Spectrum Sale; Government Auditor's Estimates Surpassed
The auction kitty from sale of coal mines and telecom spectrum on Monday swelled to over Rs 3 lakh crore -- exceeding all estimates including by CAG for value of such resources, which have been at the centre of two major scams in the recent years.
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Videocon Telecom Plans E-Commerce Foray, Says Won't Need Spectrum
Videocon is not participating in the ongoing spectrum auction, which on the first day itself saw bids worth Rs. 60,000 crores.
