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 | | According to sources, the ministry feels that if spectrum is auctioned after fixing a high base price, operators may bid aggressively which may lead to high cost of 3G services, which could, in turn, arrest the momentum of growth in the telecom sector. |
 | | An operator wishing to bid for all the circles will have to pay Rs 1,400 crore as base price. |
 | | Since the first five operators will be given spectrum in the first go, and if all of them bid for pan-India spectrum, the government stands to garner about Rs 7,000 crore just through the base price. |
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