2g Spectrum Allotment

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  Auditor Vinod Rai's Team Flagged Lower 2G Loss, Says A Raja: 10 Facts

  After "Rs 1.76 lakh crore" and "zero-loss", a third figure has surfaced in the 2G spectrum case that crashed last month after a court acquitted all the accused for lack of evidence. A book by A Raja, then telecom minister and main accused in the case, suggests that before then auditor Vinod Rai declared that the Congress-led government's decision t...

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  Supreme Court Restrains Aircel-Maxis From Transferring 2G Licences

  The Supreme Court today restrained transfer of 2G licences from Malaysia's Maxis which was originally allotted to Aircel to any other telecom company.

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  DoT to Seek Trai's Views on Liberalisation of 800MHz Spectrum

  The government has already issued guidelines to liberalise the administratively alloted 2G spectrum, allowing operators to offer services such as 4G.

• First Come First Served policy is fine but its implementation in allotting 2G is flawed, says Supreme Court

  The Chief Justice of India made a strong observation in the Supreme Court today saying the 2G spectrum was allocated on the distorted First Come First Served Policy. He said, "We find First Come First Served (FCFS) Policy is fine, but the implementation is flawed." This came during the hearing of 2G Presidential reference by a five judge constitu...

• Raja's favourites were allotted 2G spectrum: CBI

  The allegation that the 2G spectrum was allocated to a few favourites of former telecom minister A. Raja and his associates, was clear from the CBI probe which showed that Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa obliged one of them by taking his property on rent at an exorbitant rate, the CBI has said. The agency said Raja's personal secretary R...

• 2G scam: CBI investigates role of BJP leaders

  The CBI report states that the allocation of spectrum by Telecom Ministers of that regime, like the late Pramod Mahajan and Arun Shourie, are being examined. The CBI said it was also examining allotment of licences when BJP leader Jaswant Singh, then Finance Minister, headed a Group of Ministers for Unified Access Service Licence (UASL).

• Can the PM sack DMK's A Raja?

  From being a lawyer in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming the Telecom Minister, A Raja has come a long way, but with the Opposition demanding his ouster over 2G spectrum allotment, will he resign?  No way, say DMK sources.  The reason: Raja has emerged as the dalit face of the DMK, and enjoys a good rapport with his party chief Karunanidhi.That...

• Karunandhi tells Congress Raja won't resign

  The UPA has blinked on taking on its key ally the DMK over Telecom Minister A Raja's alleged involvement in a scam over the allotment of 2G spectrum.