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Airtel obtained 4G licences and spectrum in the telecom circles of Delhi, Haryana, Kerala and Mumbai after acquiring Wireless Business Services Private Limited, a joint venture founded by Qualcomm, which had won BWA spectrum in those circles in the 4G spectrum auction. [23] Airtel launched 4G services on mobile from February 2014.
Airtel purchased Augere Wireless Broadband India Private Limited, a company that owned 4G spectrum in the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh circle for an undisclosed sum in December 2015. The Economic Times estimated Augere's spectrum to be worth ₹ 1.5 billion (US$18 million). [51]
In November 2015, Videocon entered into an agreement with Idea Cellular Ltd. to sell its spectrum in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (West) for ₹ 3,310 crore (US$400 million). By March 2016, Airtel offered to purchase spectrum in all six circles in which Videocon operated for ₹ 4,428 crore (US$530 million). Videocon had been looking to exit the ...
State-owned telecom companies BSNL and MTNL were also awarded spectrum, although they did not participate in the auction. [17] BSNL paid the Indian government ₹ ₹ 101.87 billion (equivalent to ₹ 230 billion or US$2.7 billion in 2023) for spectrum in 20 circles and MTNL got spectrum for 3G services in 2 circles, Delhi and Mumbai .
There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India. [1]As of 30 September 2024, there are 59.91 million active paying DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor Group. In February 2017, Telenor Group announced merging the India business with Bharti Airtel in a no-cash deal with liability of Airtel to take over the outstanding spectrum payments of Rs 1,650 crore post necessary regulatory approvals. [2]
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