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Government to collect initial upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore of spectrum auctions

27 Mar 2015 Evaluate

The government after getting a go ahead from the Supreme Court declared the winners of the recently concluded airwaves auction. Now the government can collect initial upfront payment of Rs 28,872 crore from operators which will help to plug its fiscal deficit. Victorious bidders need to pay a quarter to a third of the winning price within 10 days, and the rest in 10 annual installments beginning 2017. Supreme Court had last month allowed the government to proceed with the auction, which began on March 4, but had said no final allocations could be made until after the court held hearings regarding legal complaints on the sale mechanisms.

As per the details of Telecom Ministery, Idea Cellular bid a maximum of Rs 30,306.98 crore to buy spectrum in the 900 megahertz, 1800 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands, followed by Airtel which bid Rs 29,130.20 crore in the same bands and Vodafone committed Rs 29,959.74 crore. Together, these three operators have committed about Rs 85,000 crore or 77% of the total auction proceeds.

Much hyped, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio bought radiowaves that carry mobile telephony calls and data in 800 MHz and 1800 MHz for Rs 10,077.53 crore, while Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communication in the same bands bid for spectrum for Rs 4,299.13 crore. The other winners of the auction were, Tata Teleservices with bids of Rs 7,851.33 crore for spectrum in 800 MHz and 1800 MHz and Aircel with bids of Rs 2,250 crore to buy spectrum in 1800 MHz band. Norway's Telenor was the only company out of the 8 that participated in the auction but did not win any radiowaves.

One of the major gainers of the airwaves auction Airtel now has spectrum to provide third-generation telecom services in most parts of the country. Apart from gaining back airwaves in six of its circles, where the current permits are set to expire soon, it has acquired additional spectrum in the 900 Mhz band in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, North East,  Assam, Bihar and Orissa.

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