The number of rounds completed was 6 on Tuesday, the third day of spectrum auction in India. Total number of rounds completed till date was 17.
India government has received cumulative commitments of Rs 60,969 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Day 3 of India’s biggest spectrum auction on Tuesday.
The government received total commitments of Rs 56,792 crore from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Day 2 of India’s biggest spectrum auction on Monday while again there were no takers for 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands.
The spectrum auction will continue till the week-end.
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Vodafone India are participating in the 2016 spectrum auction that started on 1 October.
Details showing spectrum and bidding value in Rs crore per block in select circles
800 MHz
Gujarat 419.31
Punjab 156.29
Rajasthan 273.24
Uttar Pradesh (East) 273.75
1800 MHz
Andhra Pradesh 48.60
Assam 8.00
Bihar 12.40
Delhi 79.80
Gujarat 47.60
Haryana 9.86
Himachal Pradesh 3.20
Jammu & Kashmir 2.60
Kerala 16.60
Kolkata 30.23
Madhya Pradesh 16.60
Maharashtra 63.60
Mumbai 88.65
North East 2.20
Punjab 15.40
Rajasthan 18.38
Uttar Pradesh (East) 24.51
Uttar Pradesh (West) 20.06
West Bengal 9.2
2100 MHz
Bihar 430.00
Delhi 2770.00
Haryana 275.00
Jammu & Kashmir 55.00
Kerala 885.00
Maharashtra 1705.00
Odisha 190.00
Punjab 455.00
Rajasthan 700.00
Tamil Nadu 1720.00
Uttar Pradesh (East) 550.00
2300 MHz
Andhra Pradesh 683.40
Assam 20.00
Bihar 61.50
Delhi 1430.00
Gujarat 611.88
Himachal Pradesh 10.00
Karnataka 980.00
Kerala 175.67
Kolkata 330.00
Madhya Pradesh 82.00
Maharashtra 630.61
Mumbai 1460.00
North East 10.00
Odisha 40.00
Tamil Nadu 1320.00
West Bengal 50.0
2500 MHz
Andhra Pradesh 680.00
Assam 20.00
Delhi 1430.00
Gujarat 390.00
Haryana 80.00
Himachal Pradesh 10.00
Jammu & Kashmir 10.00
Kerala 160.80
Kolkata 330.00
Madhya Pradesh 80.00
Maharashtra 580.00
Mumbai 1460.00
North East 10.00
Odisha 40.00
Punjab 210.00
Rajasthan 60.00
Uttar Pradesh (East) 90.00
Uttar Pradesh (West) 120.00
West Bengal 50.00
Auction details on day 3
While there were no takers for 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands at the auction for the third day running, major activity was seen in the 1,800 MHz band, according to data released by the Department of Telecommunications.
The maximum bids of 112 in the 1,800 MHz band were received for the Jammu & Kashmir circle with a provisional winning amount of Rs 2.60 crore per block. However, 48 blocks were not bid for. The second highest bids (also in same band) — 81 — were received for the Assam circle with a provisional winning amount of Rs 8 crore per block. However, this circle also saw 18 blocks without bids.
Some hectic activity was observed in 2,300 MHz, while 800 MHz, 2,100 MHz and 2,500 MHz saw tepid response.
According to official sources, 900 MHz of total spectrum has been sold so far out of a total 2,354 MHz of spectrum that the government has put up for auctioning.
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Tata Teleservices have together furnished a total earnest money of Rs 14,653 crore.
700 MHz band, meant 4G LTE services which will support broadband data, as well as Internet Protocol telephony such as voice over LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network — measures that can bring major cost benefits to customers — went without bids.
In the Delhi circle, the reserve price for 700 MHz is pegged at Rs 1,595 crore per MHz — which is the highest — and for pan-India, it is Rs 11,485 crore per MHz.
The airwaves on the block for telecom operators are in seven bands — 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz.
The auction now is central to the government realising the revenue target of Rs 98,994.93 crore that has been provided for in the budget against ‘other communications services’ — the bulk of which is scheduled from the fee paid for spectrum. IANS
