The India government received commitments of Rs 56,792 crore from telecom operators on Monday, the second day of the auction for airwaves, during the spectrum auction.

Telecom network operators such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, etc. did not bid for 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands during the spectrum auction that started on October 1.

There were fresh six rounds of bidding on Day 2 of India’s biggest spectrum auction. The total rounds of bidding after Day 2 stood at 11, IANS reported.

Day 1 saw over Rs 53,000 crore commitments from telecom operators after five rounds of bidding.

SPECTRUM BID VALUE IN RS CRORE ON DAY 2 AND CIRCLES

700 MHz no takers

800 MHz

Gujarat 393.21
Punjab 148.75
Rajasthan 255
Uttar Pradesh (East) 273.75

900 MHz no takers

1800 MHz

Andhra Pradesh 48.60
Assam 8.00
Bihar 12.40
Delhi 79.80
Gujarat 47.60
Haryana 9.86
Himachal Pradesh 3.20
Jammu & Kashmir 2.60
Kerala 16.60
Kolkata 30.23
Madhya Pradesh 16.60
Maharashtra 63.60
Mumbai 82.74
North East 2.20
Punjab 15.40
Rajasthan 18.38
Uttar Pradesh (East) 23.69
Uttar Pradesh (West) 20.06
West Bengal 9.20

2100 MHz

Bihar 430.00
Delhi 2770.00
Jammu & Kashmir 55.00
Kerala 885.00
Maharashtra 1705.00
Odisha 190.00
Punjab 455.00
Rajasthan 700.00
Tamil Nadu 1720.00
Uttar Pradesh (East) 550.00

2300 MHz

Andhra Pradesh 680.00
Assam 20.00
Bihar 60.90
Delhi 1430.00
Gujarat 546.79
Himachal Pradesh 10.00
Karnataka 980.00
Kerala 173.08
Kolkata 330.00
Madhya Pradesh 81.60
Maharashtra 621.26
Mumbai 1460.00
North East 10.00
Odisha 40.00
Tamil Nadu 1320.00
West Bengal 50.00

2500 MHz

Delhi 1430.00
Gujarat 390.00
Kerala 160.00
Kolkata 330.00
Maharashtra 580.00
Mumbai 1460.00
Rajasthan 60.00
Uttar Pradesh (East) 90.00
Uttar Pradesh (West) 120.00
West Bengal 50.00

The Indian telecom industry has been looking for cheap spectrum to sustain in the business in the long-run. But the India government is considering spectrum as a tool to mobilize funds for meeting financial obligations.

Baburajan K