Govt gets Rs 32,300 cr upfront payment from spectrum sale
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.
Apr 12, 2015, 12:58 PM IST
Telecom customer base rises to 98.73 cr in Feb
Telecom subscriber base in the country increased marginally to 98.73 crore in February as compared to the previous month, as per the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Apr 10, 2015, 22:34 PM IST
Telecom stocks fall; Bharti Airtel plunges 3%
Telecom stocks faced selling pressure Thursday, falling up to 3 percent, after regulator TRAI slashed ceiling tariffs following which mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 percent and sending SMSes will cost up to 75 percent less from May 1.
Apr 09, 2015, 19:43 PM IST
Spectrum auction: Govt receives all upfront amount of Rs 28,872 cr
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.
Apr 09, 2015, 18:48 PM IST
India's top three mobile phone operators spend $13.6 billion in airwaves auction
India`s top three mobile phone network operators have spent a combined $13.6 billion in a government auction of airwaves to secure almost 80 percent of the spectrum on offer, reinforcing their positions in the world`s second-biggest mobile market.
Mar 27, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Hold public discussion on Net neutrality: COAI to DoT
Telecom operators have asked the government to hold public discussion on the issue of Internet neutrality with a view to ensuring unhindered access to web-based services.
Mar 23, 2015, 20:42 PM IST
Spectrum auction enters Day 17,upfront payments likely in FY16
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.
Mar 22, 2015, 15:18 PM IST
Spectrum auction kitty rises to Rs 1.07 lakh crore
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.
Mar 21, 2015, 22:50 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 14: Govt's kitty grows to Rs 1.09 lakh cr
The government's telecom spectrum auction kitty Thursday rose marginally to reach Rs 1.09 lakh crore at the end of the 14th day with robust bidding taking place in the 800 MHz band.
Mar 19, 2015, 20:56 PM IST
Spectrum auction: Day 13 sees bids of Rs 108,000 crore
The government received commitments of Rs 108,000 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Wednesday, the 13th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions.
Mar 18, 2015, 22:05 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 12: Bids reach Rs 1,07,000 crore
The government's spectrum auction kitty Tuesday rose to Rs 1,07,000 crore at the end of 12th day of the biggest sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 17, 2015, 22:03 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 11: Bids reach Rs 1,03,046 crore
Government's spectrum auction kitty Monday rose marginally to Rs 1,03,046 crore at the end of 11th day of the biggest sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 16, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Mobile tariffs will go up but not immediately: COAI
Huge outgo in spectrum auction by telecom operators will increase rates for mobile calls and other services in the long term, although it may not have any immediate impact on tariffs, industry body COAI said Friday.
Mar 13, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 9: Kitty stands at Rs 1.01 lakh cr
As per the Department of Telecom , the total auction proceeds were Rs 1,02,057 crore till yesterday with sale of about 86 percent of the available spectrum in various bands.
Mar 13, 2015, 22:07 PM IST
Vodafone tax case could have been handled differently: Prasad
As the government faces yet another arbitration over tax disputes, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday said the Vodafone tax issue could have been handled differently but emphasised that the whole taxing scenario in India should not start with and end with Vodafone.
Mar 12, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 7: Bids reach Rs 96,000 crore
Bids for spectrum grew to around Rs 96,000 crore at the end of seventh day of auction Wednesday, after surprisingly dipping to Rs 92,200 crore yesterday for the biggest-ever sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 11, 2015, 21:40 PM IST
Subscribers owe Rs 3,407.39 cr to BSNL and MTNL
Ailing state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have total outstanding dues of Rs 3,407.39 crore from subscribers as on December 2014.
Mar 11, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 6: Price moderates, kitty dips to Rs 92,200 cr
The telecom spectrum auction kitty surprisingly dipped to Rs 92,200 crore at the end of sixth day of bidding Tuesday, as bid price moderated after surging for five straight days for the biggest ever sale of 2G and 3G airwaves.
Mar 10, 2015, 22:36 PM IST
Coal, spectrum sale proceeds cross Rs 3-lakh crore; beats CAG figure
The auction kitty from sale of coal mines and telecom spectrum Monday swelled to over Rs three lakh crore -- exceeding all estimates including by CAG for value of such resources, which have been at the centre of two major scams in the recent years.
Mar 09, 2015, 22:48 PM IST
Spectrum auction Day 5: Govt garners bids worth Rs 94,000 cr
The government has garnered Rs 94,000 crore worth of bids from telecom players at the end of five days of spectrum auction Monday.
Mar 09, 2015, 21:36 PM IST