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RCOM Becomes India’s First and Only Operator with Nationwide Footprint of Contiguous 800/850 MHz Spectrum
RCOM’s auction participation centered on building appropriate spectrumportfolio and value creation for next 20 years
- RCOM invests nearly 50 per cent of its total outlay on 800/850 MHz band
- RCOM acquires new and top-up 800/850 MHz spectrum in 11 Circles to achieve contiguous 5 MHz spectrum holdingnationwide
- RCOM operations now future-proofed across all Circles for most advanced LTE technology at most optimal cost
- RCOM holds 3G and CDMA spectrum in all 7 circles, with legacy 2G spectrum expiring in Dec 2015
- RCOM has also re-acquired spectrum in 900/1800 bands in 4 of the 7 2G spectrum expiry circles
- Buys 900 MHz spectrum in MP, HP; wins 1800 MHz spectrum in Orissa, N-E
- RCOM will accelerate transition of 2G customers in remaining 3 circles to 3G before Dec 2015
- RCOM also has appropriate ICR arrangements to ensure uninterrupted quality service to its customers across all circles
- Total bids by RCOM in the spectrum auctions at Rs 4,299 cr; upfront payment at Rs 1,106 cr
| 900 Mhz Band | |
| Circle | Amount of Spectrum |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 MHz |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5 MHz |
| 800 MHz Band | |
| Circle | Amount of Spectrum |
| Assam | 5 MHz |
| North East | 5 MHz |
| Gujarat | 2.5 MHz |
| Haryana | 1.25 MHz |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2.5 MHz |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 2.5 MHz |
| Odisha | 1.25 MHz |
| UP (West) | 1.25 MHz |
| Kolkata | 1.25 MHz |
| Punjab | 1.25 MHz |
| West Bengal | 1.25 MHz |
| 1800 MHz Band | |
| Karnataka | 0.6 Mhz |
| Odisha | 5 Mhz |
| North-East | 5 MHz |
| Punjab | 0.6 Mhz |
| Haryana | 0.6 Mhz |
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