However Sistema Shyam TeleServices (MTS India), BSNL, MTNL and Videocon Telecom are some of mobile service providers, which are not participating in the spectrum auction.
BSNL's CMD Anupam Srivastava and MTNL's CMD P K Purwar said that - the telecom companies would not take part in the auction as there was no need of additional spectrum at present. The telcos didn't participate in the previous November 2012 & March 2013 spectrum auctions as well. See its' detailed news below:
The government expects to mop up Rs 75,000 – Rs 100,000 crore from the auction.
DoT has fixed the pan-India per megahertz reserve price for the 800MHz CDMA band at Rs 3,646 crore; for the 900 MHz band Rs 3,980 crore (excluding Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and J&K); for the 1,800MHz band Rs 2,191 crore (excluding Maharashtra and West Bengal) and for 2,100 MHz Rs 3,705 crore.
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