DoT defers spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued an amendment which says that the new date for “start of the live auction” has been changed to June 25th from June 6th. Continue reading “DoT defers spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25”

Jio deposits Rs. 3,000 crore earnest money ahead of spectrum auction

Ahead of the spectrum auction, which is scheduled to commence on June 6th, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has released the amount of earnest money deposit (EMD) bank guarantee by the applicants, Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) that have submitted their applications earlier this month. Continue reading “Jio deposits Rs. 3,000 crore earnest money ahead of spectrum auction”

Spectrum allocation for 2015 auction winners expected soon

2015 Spectrum Winners

The Department of Telecom (DoT) issued letters of intent (LoIs) recently to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm, who won spectrum in auction earlier this March, according to a report from the ET.  At the end of the recent auction for 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum, government got bids worth Rs 1.098 lakh crore. Continue reading “Spectrum allocation for 2015 auction winners expected soon”