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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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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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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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Telecom Commission Likely to Meet in Mid-October
"We are looking for dates around of mid of October," a Department of Telecom official said.
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Assocham Asks Defence Ministry to Free Spectrum for Telecom Sector
Assocham said it is a well known fact that telecom penetration has a multiplier effect on GDP growth, citing a study.
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COAI asks DoT to reconfigure 1800MHz band into contiguous blocks
COAI made the demand in a letter to telecom secretary MF Farooqui, adding telcos would need 3-6 months to reconfigure networks after the approval.
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Eight telecom operators apply for February 3 spectrum auction
The operators are: Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, TTL, Idea, RJIL, Telewings (Uninor), and RCom.
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TRAI recommendations inconsistent, legally untenable: Reliance Jio Infocomm
Referring to TRAI's recommendations for spectrum charges, Reliance Jio Infocomm has said they are inconsistent and legally untenable.
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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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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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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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Telecom Commission Likely to Meet in Mid-October
"We are looking for dates around of mid of October," a Department of Telecom official said.
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Assocham Asks Defence Ministry to Free Spectrum for Telecom Sector
Assocham said it is a well known fact that telecom penetration has a multiplier effect on GDP growth, citing a study.
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COAI asks DoT to reconfigure 1800MHz band into contiguous blocks
COAI made the demand in a letter to telecom secretary MF Farooqui, adding telcos would need 3-6 months to reconfigure networks after the approval.
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Eight telecom operators apply for February 3 spectrum auction
The operators are: Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, TTL, Idea, RJIL, Telewings (Uninor), and RCom.
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TRAI recommendations inconsistent, legally untenable: Reliance Jio Infocomm
Referring to TRAI's recommendations for spectrum charges, Reliance Jio Infocomm has said they are inconsistent and legally untenable.
