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2G, 3G Spectrum Auction in February 2015

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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At last the government has finally decided to hold the auction for 2G and 3G spectrum in February 2015. It has also agreed to hold the auction together as demanded by the private companies, instead of its own decision to hold the auction separately, which would have got more funds to the government.

As per the Cabinet decision, spectrum in 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz will be put to action. The reserve price for the same are fixed at Rs. 3,646 crore, Rs. 3,980 crore and Rs. 2,191 crore respectively. According to the reports, the government is expected to get between Rs. 64,000 crore and Rs. 80,000 crore.

The payment may be in installment and the government is expected to get at least Rs. 16,000 crore in this financial year.

Telecom Companies to pay fine for using 2G after court order

27 Friday Jun 2014

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The DOT has started the process for collection of fines from the private telecom companies which continued to use 2G even after the supreme Court Order date 2, February 2012. It is based on the order of the SC to collect fee from the companies for the use after the court order. Altogether DOT is expected to get Rs. 2,451 crores.

Of course, the private companies may go to the court, or better will influence the government to get the charges cancelled in the name of giving the ‘right signals’ to the industry.

Coal Gate: Govt. admits “Some thing has gone wrong”

10 Friday Jan 2014

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The Central Government was compelled to admit in the Supreme Court that “Something has gone wrong”in the allocation of the Coal Blocks, while the hearing was going on yesterday, 9th January. Attorney General G.Vahanvati stated the same for the government.
The government had no other alternative to admit wrong doing in the face of umpteen evidences, both oral and by records.
The central government’s move to put the state governments also in the scam was completely opposed by all the concerned state governments including those ruled by the Congress, stating that it was entirely the responsibility of the former to allot the blocks and the latter have no role in the same.
The UPA government has been in the middle of so many scams involving lakhs of crores of rupees including the 2G Scam. The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been presiding over a scam tainted government. In the Coal Gate Scam, the Prime minister himself was the Coal Minister.

2G Scam – Reliance and Tatas

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

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The skeletons in the cup-board are falling down one after another in the 2G scam. Now in his testimony to the CBI, Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has stated that the Tatas has funded Unitech to take undue advantage in the 2G spectrum auction. There is every chance that it is true. In the same way, allegations have been made against Reliance that it funded Swan Telecom in the same way.

This is the way of these big telecom companies violate the law. Both the Tatas and Reliance have cheated the government and taken advantage of the loop holes in the law. They should be taken to task for causing huge losses to the government and the people.

Private Telcos approach HC for extension of 2G licences

15 Wednesday May 2013

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The private telecom companies have made it a practice to approach the courts for each and every decisions of the DOT and the government, which are not suitable to them. They will try to maximum pressurise the government and get what they require. In case, the pressure tactics fail, then they approach the courts. There is nothing wrong in approaching the courts, but the same is being done to maximise the profits.

This time, Vodafone, Air-tel and Loop Mobile have filed cases in Delhi High Court with regard to the extension of their 2G licences. The government has separated spectrum and licence, which was the system earlier. But these companies want the 2G spectrum allotment to be continued on the 2014 conditions, even after the period will be  over by 2014.