Spectrum Bids may not surpass Rs 80,000 crore: HSBC
Bids for the upcoming spectrum auction may not exceed Rs 80,000 crore due to stressed balance sheet of telecom operators and lack of ecosystem to encash premium airwaves in 700 Mhz band, an analysis by HSBC Global Research shows. “Our initial analysis suggests that total proceeds from spectrum auction are unlikely to exceed $10-12 billion […]