{"id":3760,"date":"2013-03-25T09:37:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T09:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2015-05-13T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T15:40:56","slug":"gsma-calls-for-reduction-in-spectrum-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-calls-for-reduction-in-spectrum-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA Calls for Reduction in Spectrum Reserve Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London: <\/strong>Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA, offered the following statement in anticipation of the expected 1800, 900 and 800 MHz spectrum auction in India later this month:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe absence of bidders for the 1800 and 900 MHz and a lone bidder in 800MHz for the spectrum auction earlier this month, which includes frequencies that remained unsold from the November 2012 auction, is a clear signal that mobile operators are not willing to pay unreasonably high prices for spectrum. The GSMA reiterates its call to the Indian Government not to use spectrum as a means to raise short-term revenues and instead to significantly reduce the proposed reserve prices for the upcoming auction. Focus should be on the longer term and creating a healthy business environment where the mobile industry can invest with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcquiring spectrum is only the first step before making the necessary investment in network deployment to deliver mobile services to consumers. Unreasonably high reserve prices lead to spectrum remaining unsold, delays in the delivery of mobile services and ultimately, an increase in consumer tariffs. The multiplier effects of increased mobile penetration are well documented; a recent GSMA study shows that a 10 per cent expansion in mobile penetration increases productivity by 4.2 percentage points<sup>1<\/sup>. These benefits will be particularly felt in a country like India, which has a significant and largely unconnected rural population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on the Indian Government to restore a sustainable environment for investment in telecoms and continue the success story of mobile, which has already had a transformative impact on the country\u2019s society and economy over the past decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">-ENDS-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes to Editors<\/strong><br \/>\n<sup>1<\/sup>Source: GSMA\/Cisco report prepared by Deloitte: What is the impact of mobile telephony on economic growth? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gsma-deloitte-impact-mobile-telephony-economic-growth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gsma-deloitte-impact-mobile-telephony-economic-growth.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the GSMA<\/strong><br \/>\nThe GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide.\u00a0Spanning more than 220 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world\u2019s mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\">www.gsma.com<\/a> or Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile communications industry, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the GSMA<br \/>\nPooja Ahluwahlia (India)<br \/>\n+91 96 50 136111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:poojaahluwalia@corvoshandwick.co.in\">poojaahluwalia@corvoshandwick.co.in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSMA Press Office<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London: Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA, offered the following statement in anticipation of the expected 1800, 900 and 800 MHz spectrum auction in India later this month: \u201cThe absence of bidders for the 1800 and 900 MHz and a lone bidder in 800MHz for the spectrum auction earlier this month, which includes frequencies that remained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[32,158],"algolia_discover_type":[6627],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - 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