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Vodafone Idea seeks 2-year moratorium for Rs 10,000 cr spectrum payment citing high debt, stress
•Vodafone and Idea have participated in five auctions before merging their mobile business
Spectrum auction fallout: M&As, virtual telcos, and a white elephant called BSNL
Jagannathan •The telecom industry will have fewer big players and many more niche players as a result of the recent spectrum auctions which drew revenues of nearly Rs 1.1 lakh crore.
2G, 3G spectrum auction begins: Idea, Bharti, Voda and Reliance Jio are players to watch
Jagannathan •The success of the ongoing spectrum auctions will depend on four players: Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. How aggressively they bid depends on whether they play to protect existing turf, or to damage their rivals'
Modi's investment stimulus of Rs 2-3 lakh crore will be 2 pc of GDP
Jagannathan •The NDa government has indicated that is is planning to raise Rs 2-3 lakh crore through various routes to kickstart public investment and spur growth
UPA will have to swallow its ego on 2G auction to make it work
Fp Archives •With the SC breathing down its neck, the UPA will have to cut short its celebrations over the failure of its spectrum auction and come up with solutions
Tax dispute side show, Vodafone here to stay: CEO Marten Pieters
Fp Staff •"Vodafone is only in telecoms and Vodafone has over and over said that we are here to stay. We are here to be one of the main telecom players in India. We love India," Pieters said.
Next round of spectrum auctions may again flop as DoT withholds info
Sindhub •SC has ensured telecom does not lay any 'golden egg' : Sibal
Fp Archives •Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said the "golden goose" of telecom sector will not lay the golden egg "for a little while", thanks to the Supreme Court judgement.
Govt may not auction 1800, 900 mhz spectrum simultaneously
Sindhu •It is possible that auctions for 900 mhz spectrum band may not be conducted alongside the 1,800 mhz band this time.
Telcos owe govt Rs 9,600 cr for licence, spectrum charges
Fp Archives •Telecom firms owe the government a whopping Rs 9,636.34 crore as outstanding amount for spectrum usage charges and licence fees, Parliament was informed today.