Spectrum auction on day one has attracted bids worth around Rs 60,000 in six rounds of bidding.
The government has received bids in all bands. There was some good bidding in the 800 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands, whereas 2,100 MHz is yet see some traction. Auction will continue on Thursday. Friday will be a holiday due to Holi festival.
The bid amount is already 50 percent more than what the government had budgeted for.
The government is auctioning 103.75 MHz in 800 MHz band, 177.8 MHz in 900 MHz band and 99.2 MHz in 1,800 MHz band for 2G services and 5 MHz in the 2,100 MHz band for 3G services.
Information by Service Area
|
Service Area |
Band |
Clock Round Price per Block in Round 6 (In Crore in INR) |
Aggregate Demand at Round 6 Price (In No.) |
Excess Demand at Round 6 Price (In No.) |
Provisional Winning Price per Block atend of Round 6 (In Crore in INR) |
Price Increment Applicable for Round 7 (In Crore in INR) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 800 MHz | 292.50 | 0 | -5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 800 MHz | 35.00 | 8 | -3 | 35.00 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 800 MHz | 106.25 | 0 | -4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Delhi | 800 MHz | 771.25 | 0 | -3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 800 MHz | 343.75 | 0 | -2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 800 MHz | 47.50 | 4 | -2 | 47.50 | 0.00 |
| HimachalPradesh | 800 MHz | 23.75 | 4 | -3 | 23.75 | 0.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 800 MHz | 35.00 | 4 | -3 | 35.00 | 0.00 |
| Karnataka | 800 MHz | 378.75 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 800 MHz | 183.75 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 800 MHz | 124.29 | 4 | -1 | 124.29 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 800 MHz | 427.98 | 0 | -3 | 423.75 | 0.00 |
| Mumbai | 800 MHz | 548.75 | 4 | -2 | 548.75 | 0.00 |
| North East | 800 MHz | 13.75 | 8 | -3 | 13.75 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 800 MHz | 47.50 | 4 | -2 | 47.50 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 800 MHz | 106.25 | 0 | -3 | 0.00 | 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 | 71.25 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 900 MHz | 126.07 | 50 | -20 | 126.07 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 900 MHz | 17.13 | 6 | -25 | 16.80 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 900 MHz | 42.24 | 31 | 0 | 42.24 | 0.42 |
| Gujarat | 900 MHz | 119.68 | 63 | -7 | 119.68 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 900 MHz | 16.91 | 50 | -12 | 16.91 | 0.00 |
| HimachalPradesh | 900 MHz | 8.44 | 92 | 30 | 8.44 | 0.50 |
| Karnataka | 900 MHz | 80.85 | 25 | -45 | 78.50 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 900 MHz | 37.04 | 50 | -12 | 37.04 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 900 MHz | 44.04 | 50 | -12 | 44.04 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 900 MHz | 137.53 | 60 | -10 | 137.53 | 0.00 |
| North East | 900 MHz | 5.85 | 0 | -44 | 5.80 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 900 MHz | 20.98 | 62 | 31 | 20.98 | 1.46 |
| Punjab | 900 MHz | 44.64 | 103 | 25 | 44.64 | 2.23 |
| Rajasthan | 900 MHz | 47.87 | 62 | 0 | 47.87 | 0.47 |
| Uttar Pradesh(East) | 900 MHz | 58.65 | 50 | 19 | 58.65 | 2.34 |
| Uttar Pradesh(West) | 900 MHz | 54.74 | 137 | 106 | 54.74 | 5.47 |
| West Bengal | 900 MHz | 22.64 | 0 | -22 | 22.42 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1800 MHz | 36.55 | 35 | 16 | 36.55 | 1.46 |
| Bihar | 1800 MHz | 12.40 | 0 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 1800 MHz | 47.60 | 0 | -17 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 1800 MHz | 6.40 | 27 | -13 | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| HimachalPradesh | 1800 MHz | 1.80 | 22 | -29 | 1.80 | 0.00 |
| Karnataka | 1800 MHz | 37.00 | 8 | -1 | 37.00 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 1800 MHz | 15.00 | 0 | -5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 1800 MHz | 14.74 | 0 | -35 | 14.60 | 0.00 |
| North East | 1800 MHz | 2.20 | 0 | -42 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 1800 MHz | 4.60 | 25 | -56 | 4.60 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 1800 MHz | 14.34 | 0 | -8 | 14.20 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 1800 MHz | 12.00 | 0 | -52 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1800 MHz | 45.00 | 25 | -70 | 45.00 | 0.00 |
| UP (East) | 1800 MHz | 19.40 | 0 | -21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh(West) | 1800 MHz | 19.00 | 0 | -11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2100 MHz | 1375.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 2100 MHz | 156.85 | 1 | 0 | 156.85 | 1.56 |
| 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 | 1610.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 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 | 43.26 | 1 | 0 | 43.26 | 0.43 |
| Odisha | 2100 MHz | 180.26 | 1 | 0 | 180.26 | 1.80 |
| Rajasthan | 2100 MHz | 465.92 | 1 | 0 | 465.92 | 4.65 |
| 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 | 520.15 | 0 | -1 | 515.00 | 0.00 |
Eight telecom service providers — Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Tata Teleservices, Uninor, Idea Cellular and Aircel — have together submitted earnest money of Rs 20,435 crore.
The spectrum auction is taking place from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Following certain litigation, the Supreme Court has permitted the government to go ahead with the process from March 4 but await its directions before finalisation of the bids.
The reserve price approved is Rs 3,646 crore pan-India per MHz in 800 MHz, Rs 3,980 crore for 900 MHz band pan-India, Rs 2,191 crore pan-India in 1,800 MHz band for 2G and Rs 3,705 crore per MHz for 3G spectrum.
As per estimates, at the base price alone, the auction will translate into some Rs 82,000 crore, even as the actual process is estimated to fetch around Rs 100,000 crore.
In December 2015, seven licences each of Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications, four licences of Bharti Airtel and six licences of Vodafone will complete their 20-year term after which they have to be renewed. In total, there are 29 licences in 18 service areas which expire in 2015-16.
The 2010 auctions took 34 days and 183 rounds of bidding. The one in 2012 lasted two days while a year later, it took just over four hours, but these were smaller ones. In 2014, it took place over 10 days with 68 rounds.
After 10 days of bidding by telecom service providers, the government had garnered an Rs 61,162 crore from the auction of 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz spectrum in last year’s auction.
IANS