Surplus spectrum given as per govt policy: Ex-Telecom Secy

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 17:56

Former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, who was chargesheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, today told a Delhi court that his decision to give surplus radio waves was in line of the government policy and no criminal offence was committed by him.

Spectrum auction kitty rises to Rs 1.09 lakh crore

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 20:33

Government's kitty from the telecom spectrum auction on Tuesday rose to Rs 1.09 lakh crore with the provisional allocation of 89 percent radiowaves made at the end of the 18th day.

After coal, spectrum auction may fetch over Rs 1 lakh cr

Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 16:34

"The EMD amount, which is the highest so far, shows that there is high demand of spectrum and we are looking forward to a successful spectrum auction," a Department of Telecom official said.

Govt likely to raise Rs 90,000 cr from telecom auction: Crisil

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 21:39

Telecom players will bid aggressively in the forthcoming spectrum auction and the government may be able to raise Rs 90,000 crore through the sale of radiowaves, credit rating agency Crisil said Monday.

Spectrum auction deferred by a week to March 4

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 19:56

Government on Tuesday deferred the telecom spectrum auction by a week to March 4, while the deadline for bidders to submit applications has been extended to February 16.

Govt earmarks spectrum for defence; ends 8-yr sharing dispute

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 22:53

Ending 8-year long dispute over spectrum sharing with defence, the Cabinet Wednesday earmarked bands for exclusive use of security establishment while making available the remaining radiowaves for commercial use in areas like telecom and broadcasting.

Telecom Commission likely to meet on Dec 8

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 19:38

Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) is likely to meet on December 8 to deliberate on the next round of spectrum auction proposed to be held in February.

SUC average should apply to 3G specturm won in 2010: Vodafone

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 19:49

Ahead of spectrum auction next week, Vodafone India has demanded that the weighted average approach for Spectrum Usage Charge should also be applied to the 3G radiowaves which the company won in 2010.

EGoM decision on spectrum usage charge on Monday: Sibal

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:48

The "complex" issue of spectrum usage charge will be cleared in EGoM's meeting on Monday ahead of auction of radiowaves planned from February 3, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said Friday.

Airtel, Vodafone, RJIL, 5 others apply for spectrum auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 15:36

Eight telecom operators including Vodafone, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm Wednesday applied for spectrum auction slated for February 3, raising hopes that the government would garner more than Rs 11,343 crore from it.

New WiTrack 3D motion-tracker system can see through walls

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 21:06

A research group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a high-resolution, 3D motion tracking system that works through walls and other obstructions.