Telecom Licenses Cancelled

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  A Raja In Court For 2G Verdict, 500 DMK Men Crowd Outside: 10 Facts

  Former telecom minister A Raja, DMK leader Kanimozhi and all other accused acquitted in 2G case The verdict was delayed as hundreds of supporters of A Raja from his hometown Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu have arrived at a Delhi court, causing security problems. The courtroom had to be cordoned off with ropes and a metal detector was heard cracking because...

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  2G Verdict On A Raja, Kanimozhi Still Not Ready, Says Judge: 10 Facts

  The verdict on whether former Telecom Minister A Raja masterminded India's biggest ever telecom scam is still not ready, the judge handling his trial said, adding that he needs three more weeks to write up his decision. Mr Raja is accused by the country's premier investigating agency, the CBI, of misallocating airwaves and licenses for cellphone ne...

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  'Tata Teleservices' licenses not covered in Supreme Court cancellation order'

  legal counsel representing government in the case said that court only cancelled 122 2G licences.

• 2G case: CBI asks Supreme Court to cancel bail for Unitech's Sanjay Chandra

  Sanjay Chandra, the Managing Director of Unitech, should be jailed again for attempting to interfere with the investigation against him, the CBI has said in the Supreme Court. Mr Chandra is one of five corporate executives accused in the telecom scam, worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore according to the government's auditor. He has been charged with conspirac...

• Government makes case for more time for revoked telecom licences

  The government today asked the Supreme Court whether telecom operators, whose licences were cancelled in a judgement last February, can continue to operate until the spectrum auctions in March, sources told NDTV.

• 3G roaming: Telecom department threatens to cancel Vodafone, Idea, Tata licences

  Vodafone, Idea, Tata Telecommunications and Aircel have been sent show cause notices by the Department of Telecom (DoT), asking them to stop providing third-generation (3G) mobile data services through roaming pacts outside their licensed zones as the pacts are 'illegal'. The notice sent to the telcos threatens a penalty of Rs 50 crore per circle i...

• Telcos using 2G spectrum after February 2 verdict may have to pay: Supreme Court

  Telecom operators whose licenses were cancelled by the Supreme Court but continued to operate due to a delay on government's part to hold a fresh auction of 2G spectrum might have to pay for using the radiowaves on the basis of the current price.

• Why is only some spectrum, not all, being auctioned: Supreme Court to government

  The Supreme Court has asked the government to explain why it is not auctioning all the spectrum that was linked to 122 mobile network licenses cancelled in February this year. The auction is scheduled for November 12.

• Should all natural resources be auctioned? Supreme Court's answer today

  In February this year, the court cancelled 122 telecom licenses issued by former minister A Raja in 2008 on the basis of a first-come-first-serve policy which he allegedly manipulated.

• Why Bharti Airtel shares fell 4% today

  Shares in Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile carrier, traded at the bottom of the 50-share Nifty ahead of a government notification inviting bidders for 2G airwaves on Friday. The government plans to begin auction of spectrum vacated from cancellation of 122 telecom licenses by the Supreme Court from November 12.

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  Supreme Court directs government to complete 2G spectrum auction by Jan 11

  The Supreme Court today directed the Government to complete fresh auction of cancelled 122 2G spectrum licences by January 11, 2013.

• Supreme Court extends deadline for auction of new 2G licenses till August 31

  The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for auction and issue of new licenses for the 2G spectrum till August 31, 2012 in lieu of the 122 telecom licenses cancelled. The cancelled licenses, however, will stay in operation till September 7, 2012 for a smooth transition and to avoid any inconvenience for the customers of the telecom companies.

• What you should know about the Presidential Reference

  The Government of India on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to clarify its judgement cancelling 2G licences. With many telecom companies challenging the cancellation of 122 licenses by the Supreme Court, the government wants the apex court to make its position clear on the landmark judgement. Analysts say the government's actions after the verdict c...

• 2G case: Review petitions filed by govt, telecom companies in Supreme Court today

  The Supreme Court will today hear review petitions filed by the Centre and various telecom companies in the 2G judgements it delivered earlier this year. These review petitions will, however, not be heard in the open court as a convention, but will be decided in the chambers of Judges Justice GS Singhvi and Justice KS Radhakrishnan.

• Tata asks Supreme Court to review cancellation of its 2G licenses

  Tata Teleservices Ltd moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement cancelling its licences for the 2G spectrum.