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Telecom spectrum auction bids cross Rs.1 lakh crore-mark

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New Delhi: The government had received commitments totalling more than Rs.100,000 crore from telecom operators as the eighth day of bidding in e-auctions of radio frequency spectrum concluded on Thursday, an official said.

The total commitments from the 49 rounds so far after eight days of aggressive bidding totalled Rs.102,057 crore, an official source said. Day Eight of bidding witnessed six rounds.

"The bidding is taking place in all bands. Brisk bidding was seen on 8th day of bidding, with activity requirement set at 100 percent. There is aggressive bidding going on in all bands, that is, 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands," an official statement from the Department of Telecom said here.

"At the end of 49th round, over 86 percent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated to bidders at a value of approximately Rs.102,000 crore. Majority of service areas are going at a premium over reserve price. The competitive bidding is expected to continue. There is still spectrum, which is yet to be sold. Bidding would recommence tomorrow, that is, March 13, 2015 at 9 a.m.," it added.

The seventh day (Wednesday) saw total bids worth Rs.96,000 crore after 43 rounds.

The commitments come over and above the Rs.200,000 crore that India Inc has already bid under the two phases of auctions for award of coal blocks. But the proceeds from this auction will go to the respective state governments over 30 years.

The central government has budgeted for Rs.43,161.72 crore from e-auctions of spectrum, for the current fiscal, while the reserve price for the entire spectrum on offer in four bands, across India, was around Rs.80,000 crore.

The bids so far have well exceeded these numbers.

The maximum bids of 78 were received for Tamil Nadu circle with a winning amount of Rs.45 crore per block in the 1800 MHz band. However, this circle saw 17 less bids.

The second highest bids of 75 were received for Odisha circle with a winning amount of Rs.5.36 crore per block in the 1800 MHz band. This circle also saw six less bids.

The eight telecom service providers participating in the auctions are Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Tata Teleservices, Uninor, Idea Cellular and Aircel.

They have submitted earnest money of Rs.20,435 crore, which is two-and-a-half times what had been called for.

The total spectrum put up for auction is 103.75 MHz in 800 MHz band, 177.8 MHz in 900 MHz band and 99.2 MHz in 1,800 MHz band for second generation (2G) telephony. The government has also put up 5 MHz in the 2,100 MHz band for third generation (3G) telephony.

The government had fixed a reserve price of Rs.3,423 crore for per MHz for 800 MHz frequency, Rs.3,399 crore for 900 MHz band and Rs.1,425 crore for the 1,800 MHz band. The government also fixed a reserve price of Rs.3,511 crore per megahertz for the frequency for 3G spectrum.

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