Vodafone Idea will have to cough up an additional Rs 5,235 crore every year till 2040 to pay its remaining portion of the AGR dues.
The order is on the resolution plan for Aircel and its subsidiaries Dishnet Wireless and Aircel Cellular.
It is believed that apart from Bharti Airtel and Bharti Infratel, there are four players that have made a bid
BSNL has a nice piece of real estate in the 2500 band, but doesn't have the engineering capacity to farm the band
The government, in March last year, enhanced the number of annual instalments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide relief to the debt-laden telecom sector
The move will help telcos, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular
Airtel had entered into the Rs 3,500-crore deal with Aircel to acquire rights to use the latter's 4G spectrum in eight telecom circles
The govt should look at re-auctioning unsold air waves
It said indirect tax revenue has been up 27% in April-August period as against a budgetary target of 10% growth
The government has put up airwaves worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore for sale
Telecom operators' market cap stagnant over past seven years, while govt earned Rs 2.83 lakh crore of revenue from telcos
This is the first time that government will auction the 700 Mhz band
Move could potentially push up broadband costs for consumers as ISPs currently pay 'formula-based spectrum charges'
Vodafone and Idea are expected to be key participants in these auctions, as Bharti Airtel has spruced up its spectrum portfolio already
Edelweiss expects Vodafone and Idea to add more spectrum in the 1800MHz band to enhance 4G spectrum holdings
The government will get Rs 5.66 lakh crore if all the airwaves are sold at base price
DoT feels Trai formula will further complicate the matter
Time to fix remaining airwave usage issues
No immediate gains, but new spectrum formula welcome
Harmonisation releases 200 MHz spectrum worth Rs 30,000 crore