3G auction concludes, Bharti pays highest
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THE BIG PLAYERS
After 34 days of hectic bidding, the auction for the 3G spectrum allocation is over. According to CNBC-TV18’s sources the all-India licence was last bid for Rs 17,000 crore.
Bharti has paid the maximum amount of Rs 12,295.46 crore for 13 circles. Vodafone has got nine circles for Rs 11,618 crore. Reliance Communication has paid Rs 8,600 crore for 13 circles, Idea Cellular pocketed 13 circles for Rs 5769 crore and Tata Teleservices has got nine circles for 5864.29 crore.
In Mumbai and Delhi, R-Comm, Vodafone and Bharti are the winners. Aircel, Vodafone and R-comm are the winners in Kolkata.
It is learnt, the government is estimated to garner Rs 70,000 crore surpassing its earlier expectations.
Sources added that bids for broadband and WiMax are expected to start within two days.
The 3G auction started on 9 April and there were nine bidders in the fray for the slots of 3G spectrum on the block. The government auctioned three slots in 17 telecom service areas and four slots in the remaining five states of Punjab, Bihar, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
Nine leading mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, RCOM, Tatas, are up against each other to grab spectrum. The government selling 3 blocks of spectrum in most of states with four slots in five states of Punjab, Bihar, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
| Circle | Winners |
| Maharashtra | Tata, Idea, Vodafone |
| Gujarat | Tata, Idea, Vodafone |
| Andhra | Bharti, Idea, Aircel |
| Karnataka | Bharti, Tata, Aircel |
| Tamil Nadu | Bharti, Aircel, Vodafone |
| Mumbai, Delhi | Rel Comm, Vodafone, Bharti |
| Kolkata | Aircel, Vodafone, Re comm |
| Kerala | Idea, Tata, Aircel |
| Punjab | Idea, Rel comm, Tata, Aircel |
| Haryana | Idea, Tata, Vodafone |
| UP (east) | Idea, Vodafone, Aircel |
| UP (west) | Idea, Tata, Bharti |
| Rajasthan | Rel Comm, Bharti, Tata |
| Madhya Pradesh | Idea, Rel comm, Tata |
| Himachal Pradesh | S-tel, Idea, Rel Comm |
| West Bengal | Bharti, Rel comm, Vodafone, Aircel |
| Bihar | S-tel, Bharti, Rel comm, Aircel |
| Orissa | Stel, Aircel, Rel comm |
| Assam | Bharti, Rel comm, Aircel |
| Northeast | Bharti, Aircel, Rel comm |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Bharti, Idea, Aircel, Rel Comm |
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