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Mobile subscribers are increasing by between 5 and 10 million every month in India !!!
Following the receipt of over $15 Billion ( Rs 67,700 Crores) from the auction of the 3G spectrum to mobile operators in May, the Indian Government has received over $8 Billion (Rs 38,300 Crores) from the 16 day auction of the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum.
This is more than 3 times greater than the expected proceeds and provides the Indian Government with an unexpected $15 Billion to improve the fiscal deficit for the current financial year.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/707739_Broadband-spectrum-auction-ends–Govt-gets-38-300-cr
As with 3G, Mumbai and Delhi received the highest bid amounts. The BWA auction had two slots of 20 MHz of spectra across India.
At least 11 companies, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Idea Cellular, Aircel, Vodafone and Tata Communications Internet Services, participated in the auction for Broadband Wireless Access spectrum. The state owned bodies – BSNL and MTNL, which had received BWA spectrum allocations in advance of the auction will have to pay the equivalent of the winning bid in each service area.
BWA spectrum enables high-speed Internet access as well as Internet telephony and TV services. It can also be used for voice and high-speed data services.
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