The 3G auction is to be decided upon by the end of this year, as mentioned by the Department of Telecom (DoT) secretary earlier. The government efforts to commemorate the 3G auction seem to have finally moved into gear. Today the DoT held a pre-bid meeting regarding the prospective companies, both Indian and International, wishing to provide 3G services through the country. Some reports suggest that the meeting had been called by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Communications and IT.

So finally the officials of DoT today will consider a proposal regarding spectrum sharing between mobile operators. The news, was dismissed by the PA to Mr. Scindia. When asked he said, there were no meetings scheduled for today and nothing with regards to spectrum sharing between operators has been highlighted. We will soon have more word on how things are shaping up.