Vodafone gets fresh spectrum in 14 circles

June 20, 2013 09:30 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 11:16 pm IST - New Delhi

The government has allocated spectrum to Vodafone in all 14 service areas, where the telecom major won in November, 2012, auction for Rs.1,127.94 crore.

“The spectrum has been allocated to Vodafone on June 18. After this, Wireless Operating Licence will be issued to Vodafone,” official sources told PTI.

Vodafone participated in the November, 2012, auction to bid for additional spectrum.

The company acquired spectrum in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh East and West, Punjab and West Bengal.

The company is second to get spectrum allocation among firms that participated in the November auction.

Videocon was the first company that received spectrum from DoT in March. Rest of the firms Airtel, Idea Cellular, and Telewings Communications (Uninor) who participated in the auction are yet to receive spectrum.

In November 2012, government auctioned 2G airwaves that were freed from licence cancellation.

The auction saw muted response.

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