Broadband India

3G Spectrum to be auctioned. Base collection at $1 Billion

The recommendations of TRAI for 3G services in India have been highlighted by goBroadband Analyst. With a base price of Rs1,000 crores for PAN-India 3G license, the government is likely to net around Rs1,500 crores in the auction process for an all India license per operator. Considering 5 such operators, the government coffers will be filled by $1.6 to $1.8 Billion after the auction process.

Additionally, the government has recommended Broadband Wireless Access policy[PDF] in the 3.3 GHz spectrum range and is much more exhaustive and well thought for the long term development and deployment of broadband services in India.