According to news reports, the Govt has decided to postpone the 3G auction by two weeks. No official notification has bee issued yet, but the COAI Director General has been quoted as saying that the auction will now take place at the end of January, instead of the earlier date of January 16. The reason being given is the large number of requests from various parties for more time to study the DoT memorandum on 3G and BWA spectrum auction. At the same time, it appears that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is yet to approve the 3G policy. Note that any delay in auctioning 3G spectrum automatically delays BWA spectrum auction as it's to be held only after 3G auction is over.
A delay of two weeks is not such a big deal given the extended delay in finalising 3G spectrum auction for different reasons. However, any further delay beyong January may lead to the whole process being frozen until a new govt takes shape after the general elections, expected to take place in the spring.
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