Spectrum
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Second day of spectrum auction ends; bids grow to Rs 65,000 crore
Mar 06, 2015, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The second day of the biggest ever telecom spectrum auction ended on Thursday with total bids growing to about Rs 65,000 crore, as the telecom operators bid aggressively across all bands including those
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Additional spectrum case: Court to hear matter on January 28
Jan 12, 2015, 05:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The special 2G court today fixed January 28 for hearing the additional spectrum allocation scam case of 2002 after it was informed that the Supreme Court has quashed the order summoning Bharti Cellular
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Finance Ministry readying draft note to declare spectrum a tangible asset
Apr 24, 2014, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Finance Ministry is preparing a draft note on making spectrum a tangible asset so that the airwaves can be considered as collateral by financial institutions for lending to telecom companies. A decision
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Vodafone, Airtel win spectrum; Govt gets Rs 61,162 cr
Feb 13, 2014, 08:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vodafone Group and Bharti Airtel won critical wireless telecom spectrum in metros like Delhi and Mumbai and several other cities in an intensely fought 10-day auction that gave the government over Rs 61,162
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Spectrum bids reach Rs 58,332 cr after 49 rounds of auction
Feb 10, 2014, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom companies have put in bids worth Rs 58,332 crore in spectrum auction at the end of 49 rounds on the 7th day of bidding today.The amount is about 86 per cent of
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Vodafone offers to pay Rs 4,000 cr for extension of licences
Nov 19, 2013, 08:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vodafone India has offered to pay Rs 4,000 crore and a spectrum usage charge of 3 per cent for extension of permits for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata service areas for 20 years.At Rs
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TRAI proposes sharp cut in mobile spectrum auction floor price
India | Sep 09, 2013, 09:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended a sharp 60 per cent cut in the floor price of mobile phone spectrum for an upcoming auction after two previous sales drew lukewarm response because of high
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CBI files chargesheet against Vodafone, Airtel, Sterling, Hutchison for spectrum allocation during NDA regime
Dec 21, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 21 : The CBI on Friday filed a charge sheet in connection with alleged irregularities in spectrum allocation during the NDA regime involving three telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India,
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Government may take back part of spectrum from old companies for refarming
Jun 24, 2012, 04:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 24: The Telecom Ministry is mulling taking back only a part of the spectrum allocated to old telecom players and give chance to others operators to buy them at the auction.This proposal
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EGoM sets the ball rolling for spectrum sale
May 01, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: A Ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday approved starting the process to auction spectrum which would be freed in the wake of Supreme Court cancelling 122 licences.The
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Government To Auction 4G Spectrum This Year, Says Sibal
Feb 29, 2012, 01:05 PM ISTBarcelona, Feb 29: India is looking at holding spectrum auctions for the fourth generation (4G) mobile services by the end of this year, besides finalising plans to sell off radio waves for the 2G services,
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Spectrum Limit Enhanced Up To 10MHz; Licence Fee Uniform At 8%
Feb 15, 2012, 05:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 15: In a major advantage to old GSM operators, the government today said all service providers would be allowed to hold higher spectrum of up to 10 MHz, a move that would
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3G : Telcos Seek PM Intervention, Threaten To Surrender Spectrum
Nov 22, 2011, 07:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 22: Chiefs of three leading telecom firms—Bharti, Idea and Vodafone—have sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to resolve the dispute of 3G roaming pact or else they threatened to surrender spectrum.In a
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Spectrum Not Disposed Off As They Are Not Property : Balwa
India | Oct 10, 2011, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 10: Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa today told a Delhi court that all 17 accused cannot be charged for the offence of criminal breach of trust in 2G scam case as
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Pranab On Telecom Licenses And Spectrum Issues
India | Sep 23, 2011, 06:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 22: Two weeks before a decision was taken to allot new 2G licenses in 2008, the then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Department of Telecom(DoT) may “continue to follow the
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Kanimozhi Lodged In 15ftx10ft Cell In Tihar Jail
India | May 20, 2011, 10:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 20: DMK MP Kanimozhi was today lodged in a 15 ftx10 ft cell at the Tihar Jail after being sent there for her role in the 2G spectrum case, far from the
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Govt May Renew Telecom Licences Every 10 Years, Says Sibal
India | Apr 11, 2011, 06:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 11: Amid controversy over allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, government today said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of 20 year period earlier.“The telecom
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Physical Fitness Of Officials Was Deciding Factor In Spectrum Allocation: CBI
India | Apr 03, 2011, 07:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 3: Physical fitness of the representatives of telecom companies became the deciding factor for submission of Letter of Intent and entry fees for allocation of spectrum making a mockery of first come
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JPC In 2G Spectrum: BJP Leaders Discuss Strategy On The Issue
National | Mar 11, 2011, 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 10: BJP top brass today held a brainstorming session with the party members, who are part of the JPC on the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to chalk out strategy on cornering the
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JPC To Meet On March 24
National | Mar 10, 2011, 02:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 10 : The Joint Parliamentary Committee, constituted to probe the 2G Spectrum scam, will have its first meeting on March 24."The first meeting of the JPC will be held on March 24,"