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Second Covid-19 wave may delay 5G auctions: Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

The Centre would get Rs 77,815 crore from the two-day auction-one of the shortest in a decade.

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Airtel’s CEO Gopal Vittal

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
Bharti Airtel chief executive officer (CEO) Gopal Vittal said on Tuesday that 5G auctions may get delayed by a few months beca­use of the second wave of the coronavirus.
 
“Earlier, the impression was that the auctions would hap­pen by December this year but with the pandemic, it may get delayed by a few months,” Vittal said in a post earnings conference call.
 
In the 4G spectrum auctions held in March this year, Reliance Jio emerged the highest bidder beating incumbents Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea by a wide margin. The Centre would get Rs 77,815 crore from the