3g Pay Dirt ; Three Spectrum Slots of 2.5 Megahertz On One Side and Five National Private Cellular Telcos and Many More International Telcos On the Other. The Bids for 3g Spectrum in India Promise to Be Interesting and a Windfall for the Government of India.

Summary

---

Three spectrum slots of 2.5 megahertz on one side and five national private cellular telcos and many more international telcos on the other. The bids for 3G spectrum in India promise to be interesting and a windfall for the government of India. When BT went to press, a formal announcement on 3G auctions was expected, but there was already talk of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) setting a reserve price of Rs 2,260 crore for an all-India 3G licence. Given the intense competition for 3G spectrum, bids are expected to be far higher than the reserve price. In fact, some analysts expect bids to range from Rs 10,000-12,000 crore for each of the three spectrum slots.

For obvious reasons, the telcos aren't talking. All that Manoj Kohli, CEO of Airtel, told BT was that his company, which is India's largest cellular operator, will bid for this spectrum once the policy framework becomes clear .

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

3g Pay Dirt ; Three Spectrum Slots of 2.5 Megahertz On One Side and Five National Private Cellular Telcos and Many More International Telcos On the Other. The Bids for 3g Spectrum in India Promise to Be Interesting and a Windfall for the Government of India.

However, expect the bidding to be stiff, given that every oper...

See the full content of this document

---