2g Auction

2G auction: At Rs 3,104 cr, govt's gain way below expectation

The government may actually end up generating very little money from these auctions.

2G auction: Trai may lower spectrum price to bring new takers

After the flop show of the just-concluded auctions, the DoT is widely expected to refer the matter of spectrum pricing back to sector regulator TRAI. And TRAI may lower pricing, especially of those circles where no one placed a bid and arrange a re-auction.

Telenor wins back six licences but plans to scale back India operations

Norway's Telenor won back its telecom operating licences in six of India's most populous states, paying less than markets expected and ending 10 months of uncertainty after courts cancelled its permits.

Telcos allowed to refinance auction debt with offshore loans

The government allowed telecommunications companies to raise loans from offshore markets to refinance debt for funding a 2G airwave auction that starts on Monda

Tata Tele withdraws from CDMA bidding too

With the development, the government will not be conducting auction of CDMA spectrum as Videocon Industries, the only other bidder, had withdrawn its application last week.

2G auction: Is Videocon proxy for Reliance Industries?

It would be better off for Reliance to acquire a mid-sized company, given the limited presence of Videocon Telecommunications

Will extend 2G auction deadline only if govt gives undertaking: SC

The Supreme Court today said it is willing to consider extending its deadline for the auction of the 2G spectrum 31 August to November.

Govt moves SC to extend 2G auction deadline to Nov

The Union government today moved the Supreme Court to extend the timeline for the 2G spectrum auction to 12 November and sought another 40 days to complete the auction and allocate licences and spectrum.

Setback for Unitech? '2G auction by June not feasible'

Chandrashekhar said the Supreme Court has already been informed that the auction will take 400 days

Will Voda's move lead to a new wave of tariff hikes?

The uncertainty over who wins a licence to continue operations will likely spark a shift among subscribers affected by licence cancellations to bigger players like Vodafone and Bharti Airtel.