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5G spectrum auction enters Day 2: Jio may be lead bidder in fifth round
With better than expected Rs 1.45 lakh crore bids coming in on the first day, the auction of 5G spectrum entered the second day on Wednesday with the opening of the fifth round
 "5G spectrum auction enters Day 2: Jio may be lead bidder in fifth round")
Top Headlines: 5G spectrum bids on Day 1, IMF cuts India's GDP forecast
The opening day of the biggest telecom auction in the country ended with top telecom firms buying spectrum worth more than Rs 1.45 trillion across frequency bands including 5G
 "Top Headlines: 5G spectrum bids on Day 1, IMF cuts India's GDP forecast")
5G spectrum auction: Bid amount exceeds Rs 1.45 trillion on Day 1
700-MHz among major 5G airwaves sold on opening day
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Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, others gear up for mega 5G spectrum auction
The 5G auctions will be a financial boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which is trying to tame inflation and rein in the fiscal deficit
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Jio, Airtel poised to gain at Vodafone Idea's expense in 5G auction
The Adanis, after the initial noise as to whether it will get into mobile telephony, will stay clear of consumer 5G mobile
Top Headlines: Rupee breaches 80/$ for 1st time, Right to Repair, and more
The rupee on Tuesday weakened past 80 per dollar for the first time but went on to recover lost ground
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5G players get ready for a long road to seamless mobile network
Operators say it could take four to five years at least to build a reasonable sized pan-India 5G network with good coverage
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Reliance Jio ups the ante as Adanis keep off big 5G spectrum game
Four bidders together deposit Rs 21,800 crore as earnest money; Jio puts in Rs 14,000 crore
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Top Headlines: Windfall tax review, rising medical devices import and more
India's medical devices imports surged 41 per cent to touch Rs 63,200 crore in 2021-22, led by a 48 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in imports from China. Read more in our top headlines
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Top Headlines: Monsoon Session starts today; rupee's worst may soon be over
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will start on Monday and will see the election of a new President of India
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5G spectrum auction may turn out to be a short affair, say telcos
In the run-up to the much-awaited 5G spectrum auction, the first part of a series looks back to find a pattern
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Airtel completes country's first 5G private network trial at Bosch unit
Trial comes ahead of a 5G spectrum auction this month and amid a battle among telecom and IT companies on spectrum allotment for private networks
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5G spectrum auction may fetch over Rs 1 trillion, say analysts
Given that the Adani group and Vodafone Idea are also looking to play a limited part in the auction, analysts say the figure could hit around Rs 1 trillion from the sale of these two bands alone
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As Adani prepares to bid for 5G, should Mukesh Ambani prepare for battle?
Just the threat that Adani might eventually come after the $2-per-month customer could see capital-starved Vodafone Idea buckle, in which case he could swoop in on it later
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Telcos may feel heat of Adani Group's entry into 5G spectrum auctions
Airtel stock fell over 5%, while RIL closed 1.3% higher after being down for most of the day
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Adani may join telecom spectrum race, compete with Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vi
The telecom department's upcoming auction includes the coveted 5G band needed for high-speed internet connectivity
 "Adani may join telecom spectrum race, compete with Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vi")
DoT gets applications from 4 firms to participate in 5G spectrum auction
The applicants include three telecom service providers - Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea
No direct 5G spectrum allocation anti-competitive for enterprises: BIF
As India prepares for 5G spectrum auction next month, the Broadband India Forum said that not allowing direct spectrum allocation to enterprises will be anti-competitive and only favour the operators
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Relief for telcos as govt scraps spectrum usage charge ahead of 5G auction
Nomura estimates saving of Rs 1,400-3,000 crore for telecom firms
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Vodafone Idea board to consider Rs 500-cr fundraising on Wednesday
The infusion, the second in two months, comes ahead of the 5G spectrum auction that will see Indian telecom companies battle for airwaves in multiple bands
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