Indian telecom department has reportedly allocated 1800 MHz spectrum to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Uninor.
These operators won the 2G spectrum during an auction held in February 2014.
A report in Economic Times said some of these telecom operators, however, are still waiting for 900 MHz spectrum.
Bharti Airtel, promoted by billionaire Sunil Mittal, received 1800 MHz in all 15 circles that they won during the February 2014 spectrum auction.
The #1 telecom operator is waiting for 900 MHz band in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Vodafone India, the 100 percent subsidiary of Vodafone plc of the U.K., has received 1800 MHz band in all 9 telecom circles and a portion of 900 MHz.
Idea Cellular received sizeable chunk of 1800 MHz. But the Aditya Birla group-promoted cellular firm is yet to receive 900 MHz that impacted its 3G roll out plans in Delhi.
Reliance Jio Infocomm, the Mukesh Ambani promoted telecom venture, received 1800 MHz in all 9 telecom circles.
Uninor, the 100 percent subsidiary of Telenor, has received the 1800 MHz spectrum for Assam and the telecom operator is gearing up to launch in the North Eastern state soon.
Baburajan K
editor@telecomlead.com
