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It seems India will yet again postpone its long-time awaited 3G license auction. The rumor is that the Law Ministry wants the terms of the license auction to be revised, and there’s also the concern that auctioning off radio spectrum before it has been vacated by the military could lead to legal challenges for compensation.
The final plan was to complete the 3G auction for two licenses by March and eventually raise around $7.6 billion until the fiscal year ends on March 31st. Additionally, spectrum for the third license is expected to be available by September, while the fourth license may not be available until 2013.
Two of the state-owned telecoms operators, BSNL and MTNL, already operate 3G networks and they will likely be laughing their way to the bank with the uptake of data services.
The interest for the 3G license in India is huge, hence we’re going to keep reporting on the subject. Stay tuned…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
