(a) whether any service provider has surrendered the excess spectrum in protest against
Government decision to impose `one time fee`;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the amount of one time spectrum fee collected by the Government from the service
providers for holding excess spectrum;
(d) whether any spectrum licence is going to expire in the current year and coming year
which need to go through auction for renewal; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI MILIND DEORA)
(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. M/S TATA Teleservices Limited and M/S TATA Teleservices
(Maharashtra) Limited have proposed to surrender the CDMA spectrum in 800MHz band held by
them beyond 2.5MHz + 2.5MHz in all service areas except Delhi and Mumbai, where they have
proposed to surrender beyond 3.75MHz +3.75MHz, under protest against Government decision to
impose one time fee .
(c) M/S TATA Teleservices Limited and M/S TATA Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited have
deposited the one time spectrum fee of Rs.62.91 Crores under protest.
(d) & (e) No, Licence is going to be expired in current year. However, the following
Licences are going to be expired during 2014 as mentioned below.
Name of Licensee Service Type of Effective Date Renewal Date Sl No Company Area Licence of Licence 1 Bharti Airtel Limited Delhi UAS 29-Nov-1994 30-Nov-14 2 Bharti Airtel Limited Kolkata UAS 29-Nov-1994 30-Nov-14 3 Loop Mobile (India) Ltd Mumbai CMTS 29-Nov-1994 30-Nov-14 4 Vodafone Essar Ltd. Mumbai UAS 29-Nov-1994 30-Nov-14 5 Vodafone Essar East Ltd.Kolkata UAS 30-Nov-1994 01-Dec-14 6 Vodafone Essar Delhi UAS 30-Nov-1994 01-Dec-14 Mobile Services Ltd. 7 AIRCEL Cellular Limited Chennai CMTS 29-Nov-1994 30-Nov-14##Matter is subjudice