India’s spectrum auction, according to DoT (department of telecommunications), has fetched Rs 108,000 crore till Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the provisional bidding value during the e-auction of spectrum was Rs 107,000 crore.
For comparison, America’s spectrum auction fetched more than $40 billion this year. Wireless and broadband operators such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast were the main winners.
Telecom operators such as Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, Aircel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Uninor and Tata Teleservices are trying to buy spectrum in 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands. There are no takers for 3G spectrum.
On 13th day of bidding on Wednesday, telecoms completed 6 rounds, while the total number of bidding reached 80.
“The bidding is taking place in all bands. There is robust bidding going on in 1800 MHz and 800 MHz bands. At the end of 80th round, about 89 percent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders,” said the government in a statement.
Spectrum Auction in 2100, 1800, 900 & 800 MHz Bands
Daily Public Report: End of day 15
| Date | 2015-03-18 |
| Number of Clock Rounds completed today : | 6 |
| Total Number of Clock Rounds completed till Date : | 80 |
Information by Service Area
|
Service Area |
Band |
Clock Round Price per Block in Round 80 (In Crore in INR) |
Aggregate Demand at Round 80 Price (In No.) |
Excess Demand at Round 80 Price (In No.) |
Provisional Winning Price per Block at end of Round
80 (In Crore in INR) |
Price Increment Applicable for Round 81 (In Crore in INR) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 800 MHz | 699.81 | 4 | -1 | 686.09 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 800 MHz | 102.77 | 8 | -3 | 102.77 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 800 MHz | 106.25 | 1 | -3 | 106.25 | 0.00 |
| Delhi | 800 MHz | 998.23 | 4 | 1 | 998.23 | 9.98 |
| Gujarat | 800 MHz | 350.65 | 0 | -2 | 347.18 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 800 MHz | 77.07 | 1 | -5 | 70.71 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
800 MHz |
26.66 |
0 |
-7 |
24.46 |
0.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
800 MHz |
36.05 |
2 |
-5 |
35.35 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 800 MHz | 378.75 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 800 MHz | 185.58 | 0 | -1 | 183.75 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 800 MHz | 391.29 | 4 | -1 | 391.29 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 800 MHz | 887.35 | 5 | 2 | 887.35 | 17.74 |
| Mumbai | 800 MHz | 918.46 | 0 | -6 | 909.37 | 0.00 |
| North East | 800 MHz | 28.76 | 4 | -7 | 28.48 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 800 MHz | 53.86 | 0 | -6 | 51.30 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 800 MHz | 112.67 | 0 | -3 | 107.31 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 800 MHz | 450.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
800 MHz |
167.50 |
0 |
-3 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
800 MHz |
118.75 |
0 |
-1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| West Bengal | 800 MHz | 71.96 | 0 | -1 | 71.25 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 900 MHz | 144.31 | 45 | -25 | 136.15 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 900 MHz | 37.35 | 0 | -31 | 36.99 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 900 MHz | 81.36 | 25 | -6 | 80.56 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 900 MHz | 146.71 | 30 | -40 | 134.60 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 900 MHz | 30.24 | 31 | -31 | 29.36 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
900 MHz |
11.60 |
0 |
-62 |
11.49 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 900 MHz | 122.65 | 44 | -26 | 111.50 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 900 MHz | 74.61 | 30 | -32 | 73.88 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 900 MHz | 64.99 | 37 | -25 | 61.90 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 900 MHz | 156.14 | 0 | -70 | 154.60 | 0.00 |
| North East | 900 MHz | 10.48 | 0 | -44 | 10.38 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 900 MHz | 28.91 | 6 | -25 | 27.80 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 900 MHz | 74.31 | 75 | -3 | 72.15 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 900 MHz | 91.44 | 31 | -31 | 90.54 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
900 MHz |
89.02 |
0 |
-31 |
88.14 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
900 MHz |
110.25 |
30 |
-1 |
110.25 |
0.00 |
| West Bengal | 900 MHz | 41.91 | 0 | -22 | 41.50 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1800 MHz | 49.04 | 6 | -13 | 48.56 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 1800 MHz | 12.40 | 0 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 1800 MHz | 48.07 | 0 | -17 | 47.60 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 1800 MHz | 9.59 | 23 | -17 | 9.32 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
1800 MHz |
2.92 |
0 |
-51 |
2.90 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 1800 MHz | 37.37 | 0 | -9 | 37.00 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 1800 MHz | 16.37 | 8 | 3 | 16.37 | 0.16 |
| Kolkata | 1800 MHz | 31.01 | 0 | -35 | 29.82 | 0.00 |
| North East | 1800 MHz | 2.20 | 33 | -9 | 2.20 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 1800 MHz | 6.68 | 25 | -56 | 6.62 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 1800 MHz | 14.34 | 3 | -5 | 14.20 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 1800 MHz | 15.27 | 0 | -52 | 14.55 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1800 MHz | 45.00 | 85 | -10 | 45.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
1800 MHz |
19.78 |
18 |
-3 |
19.59 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
1800 MHz |
19.00 |
3 |
-8 |
19.00 |
0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2100 MHz | 1375.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 2100 MHz | 195.11 | 0 | -1 | 193.18 | 0.00 |
| Delhi | 2100 MHz | 3315.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 2100 MHz | 1302.90 | 0 | -1 | 1290.00 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 2100 MHz | 232.30 | 0 | -1 | 230.00 | 0.00 |
| Karnataka | 2100 MHz | 1658.78 | 0 | -1 | 1642.36 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 2100 MHz | 594.45 | 0 | -1 | 588.57 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 2100 MHz | 583.74 | 0 | -1 | 577.97 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2100 MHz | 461.31 | 0 | -1 | 456.75 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 2100 MHz | 1520.05 | 0 | -1 | 1505.00 | 0.00 |
| Mumbai | 2100 MHz | 3245.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| North East | 2100 MHz | 55.90 | 0 | -1 | 55.35 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 2100 MHz | 182.06 | 0 | -1 | 180.26 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 2100 MHz | 706.11 | 0 | -1 | 699.12 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2100 MHz | 1737.20 | 0 | -1 | 1720.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
2100 MHz |
456.01 |
0 |
-1 |
451.50 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
2100 MHz |
530.60 |
0 |
-1 |
525.35 |
0.00 |
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