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India sells less spectrum than expected, Vodafone tops bids

2016-10-07 09:23:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Indian government raised a total INR 657.89 billion in the country's largest ever spectrum auction that closed on 6 October. The government sold only 40 percent of the record 2,353MHz airwaves on auction, as the 700 MHz band failed to attract any bidders. The government would have raised INR 5.6 trillion if all the spectrum on auction had been sold at the reserve price.

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India starts spectrum tender, bids top INR 535 bln

2016-10-03 11:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) India has launched its largest ever spectrum tender. The 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands, for provision of 4G services, saw the highest interest after five rounds of bidding on 1 October, ET reports, citing data released by India's Department of Telecom (DoT). Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm have placed bids worth a total INR 535.3 billion. The 700 MHz band failed to attract bidders in the first day of auction.

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Egypt to consider other bids after operators reject 4G terms

2016-09-26 08:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Egypt may offer 4G mobile-phone licenses to international telecommunications companies, National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) head Mustafa Abdul Wahid said after the three local operators rejected the government's terms, reports Bloomberg. Abdul Wahid said the NTRA will present its board options for offering the new licenses on 10 October, confirming that all three local operators had rejected the licenses. Arabiya TV also cited Telecommunications Minister Yasser El Qady as saying the new licenses would be offered under terms different from those presented to domestic operators.

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