Telecom stocks buzz ahead of EGOM meet to discuss 2G spectrum price

21 Jun 2012 Evaluate

Telecom stocks were buzzing ahead of the Empowered Group of Minister’s meeting, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to discuss the spectrum price, payment terms and network rollout obligations for the auction of airwaves due before August 31, 2012.

Bharti Airtel is currently trading at Rs 312.20, up by 1.50 points or 0.48% from its previous closing of Rs 310.70 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs 311.60 and has touched a high and low of Rs 314.00 and Rs 309.50 respectively. So far 113242 shares were traded on the counter.

Tata Communications is currently trading at Rs 212.55, up by 4.15 points or 1.99% from its previous closing of Rs 208.40 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs 208.55 and has touched a high and low of Rs 213.25 and Rs 208.20 respectively. So far 8028 shares were traded on the counter.

On the flip side, Reliance Communications is currently trading at Rs 64.05, down by 0.05 points or 0.08% from its previous closing of Rs 64.10 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs 64.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs 64.50 and Rs 63.10 respectively. So far 998613 shares were traded on the counter.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the sector regulator, proposed a near 10-fold rise in the auction’s starting price compared to what carriers paid in 2008. The regulator recommended 2G spectrum reserve price at Rs 3 6.2 billon/ MHz for pan India for 1800MHz band i.e. 13x of current base price of 2G and equivalent to 3G spectrum cost, where radio airwaves were vacated following the Supreme Court’s verdict on February 2 cancelling all the 122 spectrum licenses allotted in 2008 during the tenure of the former telecom minister A Raja.

The EGOM in this meet is likely to decide the 2G spectrum reserve price, while also deciding upon whether the telecom companies can mortgage airwaves as collateral to borrow from banks.

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