Telecom dept defers live auction of eight spectrum bands to June 25

The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Tuesday postponed the spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25, as per information available on its website.

According to amendments made in the notice inviting applications for bids on Tuesday, the new date for “start of the live auction” has been changed to June 25 from June 6.

The government will auction eight spectrum bands for mobile phone services at a base price of about Rs 96,317 crore.