Indian spectrum bidding for 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands during the 2015 March auction reached Rs 1,09,000 crore on Tuesday.
For comparison, the recently concluded spectrum auction in the U.S. fetched nearly $40 billion or nearly Rs 2,40,000 crore from participating telecom players including Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Dish Networks.
Telecom operators, who are participating in the ongoing 2G and 3G spectrum auction, include Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Aircel, Uninor and Tata Teleservices. BSNL, MTS India, MTNL and Videocon Telecom are not attending the spectrum auction.
Main telecom operators attended 6 rounds of bidding on Tuesday. Till now, 110 rounds of bidding have taken place. Indian telecoms are showing interest in 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands. The India government has allocated about 89 percent of the spectrum to bidders.
|
Service Area |
Band |
Clock Round Price per Block in Round 110 (In Crore in INR) |
Aggregate Demand at Round 110 Price (In No.) |
Excess Demand at Round 110 Price (In No.) |
Provisional
per Block at end of Round 110 (In Crore in INR) |
Price Increment Applicable for Round 111 (In Crore in INR) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 800 MHz | 757.48 | 0 | -5 | 742.63 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 800 MHz | 103.79 | 4 | -7 | 102.77 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 800 MHz | 108.38 | 0 | -4 | 107.31 | 0.00 |
| Delhi | 800 MHz | 1049.13 | 1 | -2 | 1049.13 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 800 MHz | 350.65 | 0 | -2 | 347.18 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 800 MHz | 77.07 | 1 | -5 | 70.71 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
800 MHz |
26.66 |
0 |
-7 |
24.46 |
0.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
800 MHz |
36.05 |
2 |
-5 |
35.35 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 800 MHz | 378.75 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 800 MHz | 185.58 | 0 | -1 | 183.75 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 800 MHz | 510.49 | 4 | -1 | 510.49 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 800 MHz | 979.68 | 2 | -1 | 979.68 | 0.00 |
| Mumbai | 800 MHz | 918.46 | 0 | -6 | 909.37 | 0.00 |
| North East | 800 MHz | 31.72 | 8 | -3 | 31.72 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 800 MHz | 53.86 | 0 | -6 | 51.30 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 800 MHz | 112.67 | 0 | -3 | 107.31 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 800 MHz | 450.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
800 MHz |
169.17 |
0 |
-3 |
167.50 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
800 MHz |
119.93 |
0 |
-1 |
118.75 |
0.00 |
| West Bengal | 800 MHz | 71.96 | 0 | -1 | 71.25 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 900 MHz | 144.31 | 45 | -25 | 136.15 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 900 MHz | 37.35 | 0 | -31 | 36.99 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 900 MHz | 88.86 | 8 | -23 | 88.86 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 900 MHz | 146.71 | 30 | -40 | 134.60 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 900 MHz | 30.24 | 61 | -1 | 30.24 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
900 MHz |
11.60 |
0 |
-62 |
11.49 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 900 MHz | 122.65 | 44 | -26 | 111.50 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 900 MHz | 74.61 | 30 | -32 | 73.88 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 900 MHz | 64.99 | 37 | -25 | 61.90 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 900 MHz | 156.14 | 0 | -70 | 154.60 | 0.00 |
| North East | 900 MHz | 10.48 | 0 | -44 | 10.38 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 900 MHz | 28.91 | 6 | -25 | 27.80 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 900 MHz | 74.31 | 75 | -3 | 72.15 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 900 MHz | 143.14 | 32 | -30 | 141.73 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
900 MHz |
155.12 |
28 |
-3 |
155.12 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
900 MHz |
147.71 |
25 |
-6 |
147.71 |
0.00 |
| West Bengal | 900 MHz | 41.91 | 0 | -22 | 41.50 | 0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1800 MHz | 49.04 | 6 | -13 | 48.56 | 0.00 |
| Bihar | 1800 MHz | 12.40 | 0 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 1800 MHz | 48.07 | 0 | -17 | 47.60 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 1800 MHz | 9.59 | 23 | -17 | 9.32 | 0.00 |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
1800 MHz |
3.21 |
0 |
-51 |
3.18 |
0.00 |
| Karnataka | 1800 MHz | 37.37 | 0 | -9 | 37.00 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 1800 MHz | 16.85 | 0 | -5 | 16.69 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 1800 MHz | 31.01 | 0 | -35 | 29.82 | 0.00 |
| North East | 1800 MHz | 2.20 | 38 | -4 | 2.20 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 1800 MHz | 6.68 | 25 | -56 | 6.62 | 0.00 |
| Punjab | 1800 MHz | 14.34 | 3 | -5 | 14.20 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 1800 MHz | 15.27 | 0 | -52 | 14.55 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1800 MHz | 45.00 | 85 | -10 | 45.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
1800 MHz |
22.03 |
15 |
-6 |
21.39 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
1800 MHz |
19.38 |
0 |
-11 |
19.19 |
0.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2100 MHz | 1375.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assam | 2100 MHz | 195.11 | 0 | -1 | 193.18 | 0.00 |
| Delhi | 2100 MHz | 3315.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gujarat | 2100 MHz | 1302.90 | 0 | -1 | 1290.00 | 0.00 |
| Haryana | 2100 MHz | 232.30 | 0 | -1 | 230.00 | 0.00 |
| Karnataka | 2100 MHz | 1658.78 | 0 | -1 | 1642.36 | 0.00 |
| Kerala | 2100 MHz | 594.45 | 0 | -1 | 588.57 | 0.00 |
| Kolkata | 2100 MHz | 583.74 | 0 | -1 | 577.97 | 0.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2100 MHz | 461.31 | 0 | -1 | 456.75 | 0.00 |
| Maharashtra | 2100 MHz | 1520.05 | 0 | -1 | 1505.00 | 0.00 |
| Mumbai | 2100 MHz | 3245.00 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| North East | 2100 MHz | 55.90 | 0 | -1 | 55.35 | 0.00 |
| Odisha | 2100 MHz | 182.06 | 0 | -1 | 180.26 | 0.00 |
| Rajasthan | 2100 MHz | 706.11 | 0 | -1 | 699.12 | 0.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2100 MHz | 1737.20 | 0 | -1 | 1720.00 | 0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(East) |
2100 MHz |
456.01 |
0 |
-1 |
451.50 |
0.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh
(West) |
2100 MHz |
530.60 |
0 |
-1 |
525.35 |
0.00 |
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