3. Spectrum is auctioned by the
Department of
Telecommunications (DoT) .
The first auction was held in
1994 and auctions were held
again in 1997, 2000, and 2001
4. A NEW MODEL ESTABLISHED
Government abandoned the practice of
auctions.
Administrative allocation model devised.
Allocation of 900MHz took place in
2004,through the new model .
6. 122 new 2G licenses granted to
Telecom Companies on a first-
come, first-served basis at the 2001
price.
This was done under A . Raja the
then Telecom Minister.