Govt to get upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore from spectrum auction

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 16:20

Government will get upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore from spectrum auction, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

Supreme Court allows govt to conclude telecom airwave auctions

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 13:00

The Supreme Court has allowed the government to conclude the auction of telecom airwaves and collect initial payments from operators.

SC gives liberty to Centre to finalise auction of Spectrum

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 12:44

Government raised a record Rs 109,874 crore in the country's biggest and the fiercest auction of telecom spectrum.

Spectrum auction ends: Govt to get Rs 1.10 trillion; rates may rise

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 20:51

Government raised a record Rs 109,874 crore in the country's biggest and the fiercest auction of telecom spectrum that ended Wednesday, triggering fears of hike in call and data rates.

Spectrum auction belie zero loss presumptions, says Jaitley

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 19:15

With the telecom spectrum auction fetching a record Rs 109,874 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday took a jibe at Congress leader Kapil Sibal, saying the 'zero loss' theory has been belied.

Telecom spectrum auction ends with bids about Rs 1.10 lakh crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 17:54

India's biggest telecom spectrum auction ended Wednesday after 19 days of fierce bidding that fetched about Rs 1.10 lakh crore to the government.

Telecom spectrum auction concludes; Govt garners about Rs 1.10 lakh crore

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 17:33

The government has garnered about Rs 1.10 lakh crore from the telecom spectrum auction after 19 days and 115 rounds of fierce bidding among eight operators.

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.

Sistema keen on spectrum sharing, trading; awaits guidelines

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 14:57

Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which is not participating in the ongoing spectrum auction, is now awaiting sharing and trading guidelines for airwaves for its business expansion.

Spectrum auction enters Day 17,upfront payments likely in FY16

Last Updated: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 15:18

With the spectrum auction entering the 17th day, the government may not get all of the upfront Rs 25,000 crore revenue from the sale it was expecting this fiscal.

Spectrum auction kitty rises to Rs 1.07 lakh crore

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 22:50

The government's telecom spectrum auction kitty today rose to Rs 1.07 lakh crore with provisional allocation of 88 per cent airwaves at the end of day 16.

Spectrum auction kitty dips to Rs 1.05 lakh crore

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 21:12

The government's telecom spectrum auction kitty on Friday declined to Rs 1.05 lakh crore with provisional allocation of 88 percent airwaves at the end of day 15.