General RCOM Becomes India’s First and Only Operator with Nationwide Footprint of Contiguous 800/850 MHz Spectrum Published 9 years ago on March 28, 2015 By MTI News Desk 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 Related Topics:Reliance Communications Trending Business5 days ago SHM Shipcare & ONGC Initiate a New Era in Indian Oil & Gas Industry; Commenced “Wings-to-Waves” Transformation Health3 days ago ZEE’s MD & CEO inaugurates Breach Candy Hospital’s state-of- the-art Kidney Centre Editor Picks7 days ago Musical Maestro Padma Shri Anup Jalota to Grace the Stage at Naushad Academy of Hindustani Sangeet Concert Business4 days ago Lighthouse invests INR 700 crores in Parsons Nutritionals, India’s premier contract manufacturer in the FMCG space Business3 days ago Shell India celebrates partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog to promote STEM education Editor Picks4 days ago 64% respondents want Narendra Modi as PM Again in Dailyhunt ‘Trust of Nation’ Survey