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Detailed explanation-1: -As per the notification, a total of 72097.85 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum with a validity period of 20 years will be put to auction.
Detailed explanation-2: -A total of 72097.85 MHz of spectrum with a validity period of 20 years will be put to auction to be held by the end of July, 2022.
Detailed explanation-3: -The auction for the 5G spectrum in India concluded on August 1, 2022. The auction will fetch the highest amount ever to the government of India at over Rs 1.5 trillion.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, as per industry experts, a minimum chunk of 15 MHz of this frequency may be needed for its best use and that would cost Rs 60,000 crore. Two bands – 700 MHz and 600 MHz – have the same reserve price and will account for 50 percent of the value of the entire spectrum to be auctioned at the reserve price.
Detailed explanation-5: -740 GHz of airwaves across the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3300 MHZ, and 26 GHz bands, shelling out Rs 88, 078 crore. The government has sold 71% of the total spectrum put up for sale in India’s first ever 5G spectrum auction, raising Rs1,50173 crore, telecom minister Ashwini Vaibhav said.