Spectrum auction: Centre keeps reserve price of expensive bands unchanged

The reserve price of two of the most expensive bands — 800 MHz and 900 MHz — in the spectrum auction on May 20 has not been changed by the government.

In all the eight spectrum bands the government is putting up for auction, the reserve prices for the Delhi telecom circle are the highest, followed by Mumbai, with Kolkata coming in a distant third.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through a notice released on Friday, announced that telecom players will have until April 22 to submit bids for the auction, which will feature all the available spectrum in 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands.