Airwaves

Trai's discussion paper on spectrum auction likely this week

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is likely to release a discussion paper on spectrum auction this week, chairman R S Sharma said on Monday.

Aug 21, 2017, 13:11 PM IST

Airtel secures 173.8 Mhz spectrum for Rs 14,244 crore

In the spectrum auction that concluded on Thursday, Bharti Airtel secured secured 173.8 Mhz of airwaves for Rs 14,244 crore.

Oct 06, 2016, 22:59 PM IST

Day 4: Spectrum auction gets bids worth Rs 63,500 crore

Spectrum auction on Day 4 ended with a meagre addition of Rs 2,531 crore, taking total bids to over Rs 63,500 crore as almost 60 percent of airwaves, including the premium 4G bands of 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz, remained unsold.

Oct 05, 2016, 22:59 PM IST

Cabinet approves mega spectrum auction plan

 The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the mega-spectrum auction plan in which airwaves worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore will be put for sale.

Jun 22, 2016, 13:57 PM IST

Telecom, I&B min to use broadcast airwaves for mobile services

The ministries of Telecom and Information and Broadcasting have agreed to use over 200 MHz spectrum earmarked for broadcasting services, the majority of which is with Doordarshan, for advance mobile services.

Nov 29, 2015, 14:07 PM IST

Telecom spectrum auction ends with bids about Rs 1.10 lakh crore

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.

Mar 25, 2015, 17:54 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

Trai recommendations on 3G spectrum may be out by early Jan

"There is an open house discussion on December 22 on the issue and the recommendations can be out by the first two weeks of January or earlier," a source in Trai said.

Dec 07, 2014, 12:32 PM IST

Telecom stocks gain up to 5% on TRAI move

Telecom stocks on Tuesday rose by as much as 5 percent after regulator TRAI recommended allowing sharing of all categories of airwaves held by operators.

Jul 22, 2014, 17:23 PM IST