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Articles tagged with: Department Of Telecom and Seven
India Announces 3G License Auction Plans
The Indian government has finally outlined the details for its forthcoming 3G license allocations in a move which could see up to ten 3G operators in the country. Speaking at a press conference, India's Communications and Information Technology Minister Andimuthu Raja said that the licenses would be sold through a global auction. more
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India May Raise 3G Spectrum Reserve Price
India's Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Commission is pushing to raise the reserve price for the forthcoming 3G auction in the country - based on the high price paid in the recent spectrum auction in the USA. The Economic Times newspaper, citing unnamed source reports that people within the Telecom Commission feels that the Rs 1,035 crore ($250 million) reserve price for 5 MHz of 3G spectrum for a pan-India operation is too low. more