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The document summarizes details about India's 4G spectrum auction that took place before 2021, including the amount of revenue generated, spectrum made available, base price, bandwidths offered, amounts spent by major telecom companies like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

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CBR ASSIGNMENT - Nilesh Upadhaya-PGP21112

The document summarizes details about India's 4G spectrum auction that took place before 2021, including the amount of revenue generated, spectrum made available, base price, bandwidths offered, amounts spent by major telecom companies like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

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CBR ASSIGNMENT

4G SPECTRUM AUCTION

1. Before 2021, when was the last auction of telecommunication


spectrum happened?
 The last auction happened in 2016.

2. How much money has the government generated through the sales?
 It generated revenue of ₹77,815 crore.

3. How much mega-hertz was opened for auctioning?


 2,308 mega-hertz.

4. What was the base price for the auction?


 The base price was ₹3.92 lakh crore.

5. How much spectrum was 37%?


 It was 855.6 MHz.

6. What were the bandwidths offered?


 Department of Telecommunication auctioned spectrum in 700, 800, 900,
1200, 1800, 2300, 2500 bandwidths.

7. What is ITU?
 It stands for International Telecommunication Union is a specialized
agency of United Nations responsible for matters related to Information
and Communication Technology.

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8. What is the difference between high-frequency and low-frequency
transmission in terms of reach and data transfer?
 High-Frequency Transmission:
High-frequency transmission carries more data but has lesser reach and is
poorer at penetrating obstacles.

 Low-Frequency Transmission:
Low-frequency transmission can travel large distances before losing its
integrity but carry less data.

9. List down the mega-hertz for 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G?


 1G- 800 MHz
2G-2.5- 900 MHz, 2.75- 1800 MHz
3G-2100 MHz ,Later combined with 900 MHz
4G-1800 MHz

10.How much did Jio spend on the auction?


 Jio spend ₹57,122 crore on the auction out of which 60% was on 800
MHz and rest on 1800-2300 MHz

11.How much did Airtel spend on the auction?


 Airtel spend ₹18,699 crore out of which 50% on 800-900 MHz and
remaining on 2100-2300 MHz.

12.How much did Vodafone Idea spend on the auction?


 It spends ₹1,993 crore on 900 MHz band and remaining on 1800 MHz.

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13.Did the company spend the maximum money on low-frequency or
high-frequency? Give reasons
 The companies spend maximum amount on low-frequency because it
increases the range and coverage & it is for Long campaign duration.

14.How many years will it last?


 Spectrum assigned to the bidders will last for a period of 20 years.

Submitted To: Submitted By:

Prof. Shagun Arora Nilesh Upadhaya

PGP21112(Core
2A)

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