India’s 2G Spectrum Auction Ends,Govt. receives bids worth just Rs.9407 cr
Back in February, the Supreme Court of India went on to cancel 122 licences which were granted to nine carriers by then telecom minister A Raja in 2008.
And the Government was ordered to conduct fresh auctions by the Supreme Court.
No telco applied for an all-India licence, saying the government's base price of Rs. 14,000 crore for 5 MHz of GSM airwaves in all the 22 telecom zones was too high. This is more than seven times what companies paid in the 2008 grant process. The Telecom Ministry had planned to hold two separate auctions for airwaves used by GSM and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-based mobile phone carriers. But the CDMA auction had to be cancelled after both bidders—Videocon and Tata Teleservices—pulled out.
Two key circles—Delhi and Mumbai—had no bidders; neither did Karnataka and Rajasthan as the operators felt that the base price for the spectrum in these circles were too high. The government may put these circles on auction again later.
According to DoT, Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor (known as Uninor / Telewings) won 2G Spectrum in six telecom circles (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP-East, UP – West).Uninor is leaving Mumbai circle
Videocon won in six telecom circles(Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradedsh, UP – East, UP West).
Idea Cellular won in all seven telecom circles in which it was set to lose its licence after the court order(Asaam, Bihar, J&K, Kolkata, North East, Orissa, Tamilnadu, West Bengal)
Bharti Airtel won spectrum in one circle(Assam)
Vodafone India won in 14 telecom circles(Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Orissa, Punjab, UP East, UP West, West Bengal).
i think the subscribers of Uninor will be affected the most because it is has license to operate only in six circles as compared previous of 22. so if u guys do MNP
Courtesy :- Web news
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