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“This issue will need to be ironed out and the outcome may depend upon the inter-ministerial consultation,” a senior government official told ET. The matter of upfront payments will also be relevant in the sale of 5G spectrum expected to take place in 2021, officials said.
The Department of Telecommunications<\/a> is preparing a draft Cabinet<\/a> note for the next 4G spectrum auction, but is yet to circulate it for inter-ministerial consultations as it grapples with issues such as upfront payments and bidding interest from cash-strapped and debt-laden telcos.
“Can the government, or rather, should the government charge an upfront payment from telcos in such a situation and should they be allowed a moratorium on airwaves purchased in these auctions also? These will need to be thought out,” the official said. In November, the Cabinet<\/a> granted telcos a moratorium on payment of spectrum-related dues for 2020-21 and 2021-2022 to give them financial relief to the tune of about Rs 42,000 crore. The next payment for spectrum is due only in FY23.
For Vodafone Idea (Vi), this meant postponing payment of Rs 23,920 crore and for Airtel, it was a Rs 11,746 crore relief. Reliance Jio<\/a>, the only profit-making telco in India, could delay payment of Rs 6,670 crore to the government.
DoT<\/a> was keen to hold the next sale of 4G airwaves in October, but with matters such as the adjusted gross revenue crisis and the issue of upfront payments, the auction may now be held in December or early next year, another official said. A telco needs to pay 25% to 33% of its winning bid within a month of the auction ending.
The next 4G auction is more critical for Jio<\/a> than its rivals. Under a sharing pact, Jio uses a sizeable chunk of Reliance Communications<\/a>’ 4G airwaves in the coveted 800 MHz band, which expires in 18 telecom zones in July-August 2021.
The 4G bands on offer, especially 700 and 800 MHz, can be used for next-generation 5G technology once that ecosystem develops, experts said.
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电信部还将呼吁提前支付4 g频谱拍卖
电信部门正在准备起草内阁注意接下来的4 g频谱拍卖,但尚未流通部际协商,在疲于应对问题,如预付款和投标囊中羞涩和负债累累的电信公司的兴趣。
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”这个问题需要解决和结果可能取决于部际协商,”一位高级政府官员告诉ET。预付款的问题也将在5 g频谱的销售预计将发生在2021年,官员们说。
电信部门正准备草案内阁注意接下来的4 g频谱拍卖,但尚未流通部际协商,在疲于应对问题,如预付款和投标囊中羞涩和负债累累的电信公司的兴趣。
”政府,或者更确切地说,应该政府收取预付款从电信公司在这种情况下,他们应该被允许暂停电波在这些拍卖还购买吗?这些需要深思熟虑,”这位官员说。11月,内阁允许电信公司暂停支付spectrum-related费2020 - 21 - 2021 - 2022给他们的金融救援的大约42000卢比。光谱的下一个付款是由于FY23。
沃达丰想法(Vi),这意味着推迟支付23920卢比的旅馆,这是一个11746卢比。依赖Jio在印度,唯一盈利的电信,可能会推迟向政府支付6670卢比。
点渴望持有第二出售10月4 g无线电波,但调整后的总收益等问题危机和预付款的问题,拍卖现在可能在12月或明年初举行,另一名官员说。电信需要支付25%到33%的一个月内竞标拍卖结束。
接下来的4 g拍卖更重要Jio比它的竞争对手。共享协议下,Jio使用的相当大的一部分信实电信梦寐以求的800 MHz的4 g无线电波乐队,在18 2021年7 - 8月在电信区到期。
4 g乐队,尤其是700年和800 MHz,可用于新一代5 g技术一旦生态系统发展,专家说。
