After 16 rounds of bidding over three full days, total bids for 3G in India edged up to Rs. 43.29 billion. When the next set of rounds begins today, the provisional bid price for a pan India spectrum will be Rs. 44.04 billion, with Gujarat priced the highest, at Rs. 4.37 billion, having been raised by Rs. 208 million by the auctioneers. As mentioned earlier, the bidders have no control over the pricing, but the demand for Gujarat has been high over the last two days that the auction has been held. Uttar Pradesh (East) was another surprise gainer, with the provisional price for April 13th being fixed at Rs. 1.73 billion, Rs. 157 million (10 percent) higher than its April 12th closing. Among Category A circles, demand for Mumbai is rather low at Rs. 3.92 billion. Demand for smaller, Class C circles like Bihar, Orissa, Assam, North East and J&K remains inordinately low, with Bihar at Rs. 318 million, and the rest at Rs. 303 million. The total number of bids for spectrum in these circles did not cover the number of available slots: hence the negative points in the report. Download the daily auction reports at: 12th April / 10th April / 9th April The status of the auction as of August 12th, 2010: Delhi, Gujarat: Rs. 4.16 billion Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu: Rs. 4.04 billion Karnataka: Rs. 3.96 billion Mumbai: Rs. 3.92 billion Rajasthan: Rs. 1.59 billion UP (East): Rs. 1.57 billion Kolkata, UP(West): Rs. 1.51…
