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5G in India: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has received an advance payment of Rs 17,876 crore from successful telecom companies in the auction as advance payment for 5G spectrum. This service is likely to start soon.
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New Delhi : 5G service (5G in India) The wait may end this month. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has informed that 5G spectrum has been allotted to telecom companies. More companies may prepare to launch 5G services. In such a situation, companies can start 5G services from this month. At the same time, according to sources, the Department of Telecom (D.O.T) from successful telecom companies in the auction (Telecom Companies) of 5G spectrum (Spectrum) has received an advance payment of Rs 17,876 crore as advance payment. Reliance Jio has already indicated that they are trying to launch the service as soon as possible and the preparations for the service are also complete. So this service can start soon.
Bidding Process
- 17,876 crore received advance payments from telecom companies
- 7,864.78 crore by Reliance Jio
- 1,679.98 crore by Vodafone Idea
- Adani Data Networks paid Rs 18.94 crore
- Jio bagged nearly half of all spectrum sold with a bid of Rs 87,946.93 crore.
Allotment of spectrum to companies
5G Spectrum assignment letter issued. Requesting TSPs to prepare for the 5G launch: Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
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— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2022
Spectrum given to companies
The first installment collected after the auction, the government allocates spectrum to companies based on their successful bids. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has received an advance payment of Rs 17,876 crore from successful telcos in the auction as advance payment for 5G spectrum. Reliance Jio has contributed Rs 7,864.78 crore, Vodafone Idea Rs 1,679.98 crore and Adani Data Networks Rs 18.94 crore. Jio bagged nearly half of all spectrum sold with a bid of Rs 87,946.93 crore. While Bharti Airtel bought spectrum for Rs 43,039.63 crore and Vodafone-Idea for Rs 18,786.25 crore. At the same time, Gautam Adani’s group had placed a bid of Rs 211.86 crore for 400 MHz.
Service in 13 cities
The department has informed that this service will be started in the first 13 cities of the country. These include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jamnagar, Pune and Lucknow. According to the government, all the tests of 5G have been completely successful. The government clarified that the allocated spectrum is sufficient to cover all the circles in the country, so services can be made available across the country soon.
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