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India Outlines Initial Details for Spectrum Licensing
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India's Department of Telecom has issued the rules for the auction of the reclaimed radio spectrum from the 2008 GSM licenses that were cancelled earlier this year.
The DoT said that it will auction off blocks in both the 1800Mhz and 800Mhz bands.
There will be eight blocks of 1800Mhz spectrum of 1.25Mhz (paired) will be offered, while for the 800Mhz band, three similar sized blocks will be offered.
Existing operators will be able to bid for up to two blocks of 1800Mhz spectrum and one block of the 800Mhz spectrum.
The tender notice also confirmed that the spectrum will be technology neutral - with implies the possibility of the incumbents bidding to boost their 3G coverage in circles where they missed out on licenses in 2010.
The initial notice has however not indicated what the minimum bid prices will be, although previous reports have suggested that the government may set a prohibitively high rate.
The rest of the details will be announced later the notice said.
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