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The openings will provide a major boost to Airtel’s initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. Airtel had previously acquired a 26% equity stake in AMP Solar Evolution as part of its commitment to green energy solutions.
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced an agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm to transfer the Right to Use of Airtel s 800 MHz spectrum in Andhra Pradesh (3.75 MHz), Delhi (1.25 MHz) and Mumbai (2.50 MHz) to Jio.
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Update: 06-April-2021
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The trading agreement is in accordance with the Spectrum Trading Guidelines issued by
the Department of Telecommunications and is subject to the requisite regulatory and
statutory approvals. The aggregate value for the right to use this spectrum is Rs. 1,497
crores, inclusive of present value of associated deferred payment liablity of Rs. 459
crores, subject to any transaction related adjustments.
With this trading of right to use spectrum, RJIL will have 2X15MHz of spectrum in the
800MHz band in Mumbai circle and 2X10MHz of spectrum in the 800MHz band in Andhra
Pradesh and Delhi circles, thereby further consolidating its spectrum footprint in these