Bidders In 14 Cell Circles Go Straight To Second Round

The government will allow all the bidders in 14 of the 17 circles, where there are less than four bids, to go through to the subsequent two rounds without competing in the first.

While Karnataka, which has received five bids will be the only circle where the bidders would have to go through competitive bidding in all the three stages, Bharti and Escotel have almost bagged the licence for Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, by virtue of being the lone bidders in the respective states.

Top sources told Business Standard,