Spectrum trading may curb excessive bidding in auction: Fitch

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 19:25

Ability of telecom operators to trade spectrum may curtail excessive bidding in future auctions, credit rating agency Fitch said Thursday.

DoT wants operators to fix call drops before spectrum auction

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 12:53

The DoT is of the view that despite auctioning the largest amount of spectrum earlier this year, operators are not investing in infrastructure, as required, which is leading to call drop problem.

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.

Deparement of Telecom speeds up spectrum allocation, issues LoI

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 13:43

"As of now, we are expediting to allocate the spectrum which has already been auctioned this year...The Letter of Intent has been issued to all," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told PTI.

Roadmap for future auctions will be disclosed in advance: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 19:56

The government will disclose in advance the roadmap for spectrum auction in future, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

Increased spectrum availability would lower call drops: Pradhan

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 19:07

Government on Friday said the increased availability of spectrum would address the issue of call drops and improve quality of services as it envisaged the possibility of free talk time being available over the 4G platform.

Telecom Commission sends back spectrum sharing/trading norms to Trai

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 13:18

Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) on Wednesday decided to send back Trai proposals on spectrum sharing and trading guidelines as it seeks more clarification on certain issues.

Govt gets Rs 32,300 cr upfront payment from spectrum sale

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 12:58

The government has received a total upfront payment of over Rs 32,300 crore from telecom players against the spectrum sold during the March auction, well above the minimum outstanding due of Rs 28,835.34 crore.

Spectrum auction: Govt receives all upfront amount of Rs 28,872 cr

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 18:48

Telecom companies have paid the entire upfront money of about Rs 28,872 crore to the government for the airwaves they acquired during the last month's auction.

Fiscal deficit is 4.1% this year, thanks to telcos

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 23:32

The government is believed to have met the fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of GDP for 2014-15, helped by last minute payment of Rs 10,808 crore by telecom companies for spectrum and tax receipts in March

Mobile call, service rates can go up by 12-15%: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 20:32

There is a lot of load on telecom operators due to spectrum payment.

Telcos pay Rs 10,808 crore, help govt keep fiscal deficit in check

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 19:56

Successful spectrum bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Idea, have made Rs 10,808 crore towards upfront payments, helping the government meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent for 2014-15.