India Is Set to Begin Bandwidth Auction

October 26, 2009 at 5:05 am PT

India will launch auctions on Jan. 14 to allot radio bandwidth for third-generation, or 3G, telecommunications services.

The government will hold a separate bandwidth auction for broadband wireless access, a document on the Department of Telecommunications Web site said Saturday.

The telecom department said it will auction about four blocks of radio bandwidth in most of the nation’s 22 telecom service areas.

It will offer three blocks each in the Uttar Pradesh (West) and Himachal Pradesh service areas, and two blocks each in the Delhi and Gujarat service areas.

The government is validating the frequency available across all circles for the auction, the department said. “Final details of the frequencies to be auctioned will be notified in the notice [that invites applications for bidding],” the note said.

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