Spectrum auction to start from Feb 25

The government will hold the next round of spectrum auction for 2G and 3G airwaves from February 25.

The auctions for frequencies in the four bands of 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz, 2100 Mhz is expected to fetch the government at least Rs 64,840 crore in this round of spectrum sale.

The last date for submission of applications is February 6, while auction will start from February 25, according to a notification by the Department of Telecom late on Friday night.

The Cabinet had on Monday approved the telecom spectrum auction, the largest ever.

The Centre will sell 380.75 Mhz of second generation (2G) spectrum in three bands - the premium 900 Mhz, 1,800 Mhz and 800 Mhz.

Details regarding auction of spectrum in the 2,100-Mhz band will be issued later.