3G SCAM
Names of the group members
Harsha Godhwani
Dipti
Mamta Karira
Nisha Jain
Sangeeta V
Chandni Zaveri
Introduction
What is 3G ..??
3G- set of standards used for mobile devices
and mobile telecommunication services and
networks that comply with the International
Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-
2000) specifications by the International
Telecommunication Union.
Government’s Decision
Auction Process
Each of the auctions for 3g spectrum in India would
be separate.
Bidders have authentication -tokens and passwords.
The auctioneer Rothchild and Dotecon will announce
higher price.
Companies Participated Bharti Airtel
Aircel
Idea Cellular
Reliance Communications
S Tel
Tata Teleservices
Vodafone Essar
Results of AuctionTelecom Circle
BhartiAirtel
Vodafone Aircel Reliance comm(GSM)
Idea Cellular
Tata tele/TataDocomo
STel
Delhi Yes Yes No Yes No No NA
Mumbai Yes Yes No Yes No No NA
Kolkata No Yes Yes Yes No No NA
Chennai Yes Yes Yes No No No NA
Gujarat No Yes No No Yes Yes NA
Maharashtra & Goa
No Yes No No Yes Yes NA
THE SCAM
Collusive Bidding
Violation of Licenses
Roll out Obligations
Collusive Bidding
Strategic bidding by Vodafone, Bharati , Airtel and
Idea.
Out of 22 service areas, Vodafone has secured license
for 9, Airtel for 13 and Idea for 9.
Against the total license fee of Rs. 16,750.6 crore,
they saved saving thereby over Rs.20,000 crore.
Violation of License
After Bidding Scenario in front of Trial- they are now offering full blown-pan Indian services.
Companies pretending that they are using roaming arrangements.
But Roaming is defined as; “the ability for a cellular customer to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or access other services when travelling outside the geographical coverage area of the home network, by means of using a visited network.”
So it clearly say; that It cannot be used to offer services in areas where the operator does not have a license or a network.
Roll Out Obligations
Roll out obligations for the telecom companies.
E.g. BSNL..
Government’s reaction
National Telecom policy -2012
Department of Telecom – DoT
TRAI – Telecom regulatory authority of India
Consequences
Loss to Exchequer
Damage to other parties.
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