DoT issues Notice Inviting Applications
for Auction of Spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300
MHz and 2500 MHz Bands
Last Date for Submission of
Applications for Participation in the Auction is 5 Feb 2021
Auction to Commence Online from
1st March 2021
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued
Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for auction of Spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz,
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands on 6 January 2021. The
main features of the NIA are:
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Spectrum has been put on
offer in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz
bands.
·
Total Spectrum put to
auction is 660 MHz in 700 MHz band, 230 MHz in 800 MHz band, 81.4 MHz in 900
MHz band, 313.6 MHz in 1800 MHz band, 175 MHz in 2100 MHz band, 560 MHz in 2300
MHz band and 230 MHz in 2500 MHz band.
·
Block size is 200 KHz
(paired) in 900 MHz & 1800 MHz bands, 1.25 MHz (paired) in 800 MHz band, 5
MHz (paired) in 700 MHz band, 5 MHz (paired) in 2100 MHz band, 10 MHz (unpaired) in 2300 MHz & 2500 MHz bands.
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Validity of auctioned
Spectrum shall be 20 years.
·
There is option of
payment in instalments for successful bidders.
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The auction format is
Simultaneous Multiple-Round Ascending (SMRA) e-auction.
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NIA contains details
regarding reserve price, pre-qualification conditions, Earnest Money Deposit
(EMD), Auction Rules etc.
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The last date for
submission of applications for participation in the auction is 5-2-2021.
·
Auction is scheduled to
commence on 01-03-2021 and will be conducted online.