2G Spectrum Scam – Supreme Court Quashes A. Raja’s Allotment – List of Telecom License Allottees
Over the past 2 years we have been writing about the Telecom Spectrum Scam right under the nose of Distinguished Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and his former colleague A. Raja the Master Mind 
Here is the list of License Allottees From Serial Number 51 to Serial Number 173 [PDF] all allotted by A. Raja now in the comforts of Tihar Jail
Implications of the Ruling:
- Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal’s Zero Loss Theory goes down the toilet drains. Is he still fit to occupy his Chair and make decisions for the crucial Telecom Policies and Sector ?
What Could be the Market Value of 2G Telecom Spectrum in India ?
India’s telecom regulator – TRAI, under severe pressure from Corporates and Politicians has flip flopped several times on the pricing of the Spectrum. Here are 3 different View of TRAI / Government on the Telecom Spectrum
- May – 2010 – TRAI Links the price of Telecom Spectrum in excess of 6.2 MHz to the price discovered in 3G Auction
- Feb – 2011 – TRAI backtracks and comes with massive calculations and reduces the price of spectrum considerably compared to its previous recommendation.
- Feb – 2011 – Sr. Advocate turned Telecom Minister, Kapil Sibal’s Zero Loss Theory in Multi-Billion Dollar Spectrum Scam suggests that – 2G is one-third the value of 3G spectrum.
Applying the simple law of Averages for Read more
What is the Total Wireless Spectrum Available in India across all Bands / Technologies ?
Indians are basically fond of Assets more than building businesses that can generate cash flow at the end of the day. This is consistent with the Digital Age Asset – Spectrum. I took a Top Down approach to study what is the Total Wireless Spectrum Available and how is it allocated.
According to the National Frequency Allocation Plan (2011) ample spectrum for 2G/3G/4G services – 100+Mhz in 2G, 60Mhz for 3G and 500+MHz for BWA services has been set aside to run Digital Economy. However, not all the spectrum is currently available for the private operators as some of it is with Government entities.
The following chart shows the Total Wireless Spectrum Available across all Bands / Technologies [2G/3G/4G/LTE/] as on October-31st, 2011. Read more
3G + Broadband Wireless Spectrum Auction – List of applicants
The list of Applicants for 3G Spectrum Auction is out and as expected foreign Telcos have stayed out. No surprises in the list of contenders for 3G Wireless spectrum and the list is as follows,
- Bharti Airtel
- Aircel
- Etisalat DB [ Rumored to have bid understanding with Reliance]
- Idea Cellular
Spectrum Policy – Consensus on M&A + Divergent Views on Trading
The day 2 of Wireless Spectrum Policy, Open House by TRAI saw discussion on M&A, Spectrum Trading and allo9tment of further spectrum for new entrants. You can read proceedings of Day-1 here. Here is an excerpt from the same.
Telecom M & A procedure likely to get diluted – There was near consensus on dilution of M&A norms. Most operators agree that the sector needs to consolidate and issues related to adequate competition should be left to the market forces. New entrants also seem to have accepted the changed market realities. However, there Read more
Wireless Spectrum Policy – TRAI Open House
The key discussion points and takeaways from the proceedings of TRAI’s Open House on Indian Wireless Spectrum is as below,
- Subscriber Number Based allocation ir-relevant – There was near consensus on the subscriber base no longer being the right parameter to be eligible for additional spectrum. Alternatives suggested include traffic based criteria or auctions for 2G spectrum. RCom and Tata Telservices did not raise the issue of their eligibility for 6.2Mhz (original allocation of 4.4Mhz), based on their current sub base in various circles.
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