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  5G spectrum sale nears Rs 1.50 lakh crore mark on Day 5; bidding to resume on Sunday

  Business | July 30, 2022 23:08 IST

  The reserve price fixed for the spectrum is a fair number and the same is visible from the auction outcome.

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  5G auction: 71% of spectrum on block sold, bids of Rs 1,49,855 cr received

  Business | July 29, 2022 21:48 IST

  5G spectrum auction: About 71 per cent of the total spectrum put on the block has been provisionally sold, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. "This is a very good response," Vaishnaw said. Seven rounds of bidding took place and incrementally Rs 231.6 crore came in on Friday."

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  India's biggest spectrum auction begins; 5G airwaves worth Rs 4.3 lakh cr on offer

  Business | July 26, 2022 10:38 IST

  The auction is being held for spectrum in various low (600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz), mid (3300 MHz) and high (26 GHz) frequency bands.

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  Spectrum allocation 2021 concludes, Jio emerges as top buyer with Rs 57,122 crore

  Business | March 02, 2021 20:12 IST

  Telecom giant Bharti Airtel bid Rs 18,699 crore to pick up 355.45 megahertz (MHz) out of the 855.60 MHz of radiofrequency, giving it "most formidable" spectrum holding in the country.

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  Spectrum auctions: Reliance Jio says total owned radiowaves footprint up significantly

  Business | March 02, 2021 19:51 IST

   Jio - which emerged as the top buyer picking up spectrum for Rs 57,122.65 crore in the auctions - said it has well-balanced spectrum for services and future upgradation to 5G technology.

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  Spectrum auction begins; radiowaves valued at Rs 3.92 lakh crore up for bidding

  Business | March 01, 2021 15:30 IST

  Spectrum auction in India began on Monday, with 2,251.25 megahertz (MHz) radiowaves valued at Rs 3.92 lakh crore up for bidding. 

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  Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea apply for participating in spectrum auction

  Business | February 09, 2021 22:13 IST

  This round of auction will be held for 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) in seven frequency bands -- 700 Mhz, 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz 2100 Mhz, 2300 Mhz and 2500 Mhz -- at a cumulative base price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore.

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  Spectrum auction for radiowaves worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will start from THIS date. Check details

  Business | January 06, 2021 17:23 IST

  Bidding for the sixth round of spectrum auction for radiowaves worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will start from March 1, according to a notice issued by the government on Wednesday.

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  DoT likely to issue notice for spectrum auction this week

  Business | January 05, 2021 22:11 IST

  The Department of Telecom is expected to issue the notice for upcoming spectrum auction this week that will have timelines and rules to bid for airwaves.  

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  Spectrum auction, 5G trials top Telecom Ministry agenda for new government

  India | May 23, 2019 20:35 IST

  5G technology trials, policy on experimentation and trial spectrum for technologies in June, will top the agenda of the Union Telecom Ministry over the next three months once the new government takes over.

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  Spectrum auction ends with bids worth Rs 65,789 cr in 5 days, no takers for premium bands

  October 06, 2016 21:04 IST

  Telecom spectrum auction ended today with bids worth Rs 65,789 crore over the last five days, around 40 per cent of mobile radiowaves put up for sale

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  Spectrum auction: Day 2 closes with bids worth Rs 56,872 cr, no takers for premium bands

  October 03, 2016 23:47 IST

  Spectrum auction appeared to slow down on second day of the bidding with no takers in sight for the premium 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz bands but total bids advanced to Rs 56,872 crore

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  Biggest ever spectrum auction underway; telecom companies in fray

  October 01, 2016 14:21 IST

  India's biggest auction of telecom spectrum kicked off today morning with seven operators in fray for a total of 2,354.55 MHz across seven bands, towards which a reserve price of Rs 5.66 lakh crore ($85

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  Spectrum auction: Leading telecom operators commit about Rs 85,000 crore to government

  March 27, 2015 10:40 IST

  New Delhi: The leading telecom operators in the country Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular will contribute more than three quarters to about Rs 1.098 lakh crore proceeds to the government from spectrum auctions.Together,

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  Faulty spectrum auctions may increase mobile bills: Reliance

  March 27, 2015 8:08 IST

  New Delhi: Faulty auction of spectrum may burn a hole in the pockets of the consumers and may increase call and data charges, Reliance Telecom told the Supreme Court on Thursday.This has also forced telecom

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  Spectrum auction: 'zero loss' theory of UPA proved false, says Jaitley

  Politics | March 25, 2015 23:35 IST

  New Delhi: With the telecom spectrum auction garnering the government close to Rs.110,000 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the "zero loss" theory of the previous UPA government in relation to the official

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  Spectrum auction ends with bids about Rs 1.10 lakh cr

  March 25, 2015 20:13 IST

  New Delhi: India's biggest telecom spectrum auction ended today after 19 days of fierce bidding that fetched about Rs 1.10 lakh crore to the government.“The auction has concluded,” an official source told PTI.The auction for

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  Spectrum auctions are crucially flawed, says Kapil Sibal

  Politics | March 25, 2015 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: Trust an ex-telecom minister who is also a legal eagle -- an attribute he shares with current incumbent Ravi Shankar Prasad -- to point out a "crucial flaw" in the on-going spectrum auctions.Kapil

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  Spectrum auction kitty rises to Rs 1.09 lakh crore

  March 24, 2015 22:59 IST

  New Delhi: Government's kitty from the telecom spectrum auction today rose to Rs 1.09 lakh crore with the provisional allocation of 89 per cent radiowaves made at the end of the 18th day.The amount of

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  Spectrum auction: Day 16 sees bids of Rs 107,000 crore

  March 22, 2015 10:28 IST

  New Delhi: The government received commitments of Rs 107,000 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Saturday, the 16th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions."The bidding is taking place in all bands.