Rs 77,146 cr bids for spectrum on Day 1; Govt says response better than expected PTI
Updated Mar 2, 2021, 12:29 am IST
There were, however, no takers for spectrum in 700 MHz and 2500 MHz bands on Monday, the auctions will continue and conclude on Tuesday
About 2,308.80 MHz of spectrum, that carry telecom signals, in seven bands worth nearly Rs 4 lakh crore at the reserve or start price, was offered for bidding in the auction that began on Monday. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: India s first auction of spectrum in five years attracted Rs 77,146 crore of bids on the opening day on Monday with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea participating in the bidding process - a response that the government said was better than expected.
Spectrum auction: Govt receives bids amounting to Rs 77,146 cr in Day 1
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Government does not maintain data regarding collection of call detail records: Sanjay Dhotre
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Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021, 09:55 PM IST
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As informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), centralised database for the number of instances of individual CDR/ tower mast dump data collection is not maintained, Dhotre said.
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New Delhi: The government does not maintain data for the number of instances individual call detail records (CDRs) have been collected, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Minister of State for Communications Sanjay Dhotre, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) obtain CDRs under the statutory provisions contained in Section 92 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or the Indian Telegraph Act.
Jio Tower Damage Case: Airtel Dismisses Jio s Allegation Of Sabotage, Calls It Outrageous
Airtel has shot-off a letter to the telecom department slamming the charges as baseless and outrageous.
PTI 02 January 2021 Twitter PTI 2021-01-02T15:54:08+05:30 Jio Tower Damage Case: Airtel Dismisses Jio s Allegation Of Sabotage, Calls It Outrageous outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T16:46:24+05:30
After Jio s purported allegations that channel partners of rival telcos were inciting and provoking agitators involved in tower disruption, Airtel has shot off a letter to the telecom department slamming the charges as baseless and outrageous.
Airtel has told the Department of Telecom (DoT) that Jio s allegations against it did not demonstrate any evidence that Bharti had any hand in the ongoing issues that the company is facing, and that the complaint should be dismissed with the contempt that it deserves .
Tower damage case: Airtel writes to DoT, says Jio s charges against it baseless, outrageous
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Last Updated: Jan 02, 2021, 03:57 PM IST
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The letter by Airtel to Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash said the company is aware of a complaint made by Reliance Jio to the department dated December 28, in reference to the disruption of RJIL (Reliance Jio) services due to farmer s protests in Punjab and Haryana.
Airtel noted that a similar allegation had been levelled by Jio in a letter to the telecom regulator earlier in December to which the company had responded.
NEW DELHI: After Jio s purported allegations that channel partners of rival telcos were inciting and provoking agitators involved in tower disruption, Airtel has shot-off a letter to the telecom department slamming the charges as baseless and outrageous.
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