New Delhi, May 05: The bid for pan-India 3G spectrum crossed Rs 11,000 crore on Day 22 of the auction today, assuring the government a revenue of over Rs 44,500 crore.
According to the latest figures on the website of Department of Telecom (DoT), the pan-India 3G bid touched Rs 11,045 crore with Mumbai being the costliest circle at Rs 1,909.18 crore.
DoT, however, said that operators would be asked to bid for ‘B’ and ‘C’ category circles also after another four rounds of the bidding.
This means, the auction for 3G spectrum could get over in the next 2-3 days.
With all leading mobile operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea, RCom and Tatas, among others, in the fray for procuring spectrum for pan-India operations, the bid may go up further in the next few rounds.
–Agencies