3G Auctions Next Fiscal Year

3G Auctions Next Fiscal Year

Techtree News Staff, Feb 16, 2009 2105 hrs IST

The wait gets longer

Bad news for those of you awaiting 3G services to be launched by private telecom service providers in India -- the 3G spectrum auction will take place only next fiscal year.

The confirmation comes from Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Chawla who stated that some some unresolved issues are responsible for the delay and there is a Group of Ministers which yet to be set up to look into these issues, says a UTVi report.

So there you go -- another indefinite delay for the 3G auction.

On the other hand, looks like now is the golden chance for the state-owned telecom operators to build up their 3G services' subscriber base till the private players jump in. With the newly launched Jadoo services in Delhi, hopefully to be soon followed by other places across the country, MTNL and BSNL will need to lure subscribers and try and keep them.