The government received commitments of Rs 103,046 crore from telecom operators at the end of 67th round of bidding on Saturday, the 11th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions. This is little higher compared to Rs 102,215 crore on the 10th day. The auction will continue on Tuesday as about 13% of spectrum is yet to be sold.
Robust bidding was witnessed in 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz band, with majority of service areas being sold at a premium over reserve price. Aggressive bidding with price increment in 3 circles in 800 Mhz was witnessed, whereas one circle in 900 MHz and 2 circles in 1800 MHz saw price increment. However, no bidding activity for 2100 MHz used for offering 3G services. On a whole, 12-14 circles witnessed bidding activity on Day 11 of the spectrum auction.
Bidding was seen in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala in 1800 MHz, and 900 MHz in West Bengal, while 800 MHz band continued to witness good bidding with activity in six circles of Delhi, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and North East.
The biggest ever auction of spectrum in the 800, 900, 1,800, and 2,100 MHz bands had started on March 4. The government had initially estimated to earn between Rs 80,000 crore and Rs 1 lakh crore from the sale of radio waves. In the current round of auction, the government is selling a total of 380.75 MHz of spectrum in the 800 -MHz, 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands, and five MHz in the 2,100-MHz band across 17 of the 22 telecom areas of the circles in the country.
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