The 4G Scam – Jio aur khao
Contents
- 1 Chronology of a Scam
- 1.1 Step 1: Set up a front company
- 1.2 Step 2: Rig the bid. WIN.
- 1.3 Step 3: Buy the front company
- 1.4 Step 4: Get the license changed
- 1.5 Step 5: CAG starts talking
- 1.6 Step 6: But, you had prepared a pawn for this
- 1.7 Step 7: Your pawn in power, CAG dilutes its report
- 1.8 Step 8: Flout tariff norms, get away with it
- 1.9 Step 8: Actual Loss of Revenue
- 2 Why is there a silence on this?
- 3 References
Ambani acquired nationwide 4G spectrum at 1/10th of the Rs 1,76,000 Crores expected from the 2G auctions, without as much of a whimper of a protest.
Ask anyone in India, what was “2G Scam”, and you will be told how the 2G spectrum was given away for a fraction of what “could have been” raised, a mammoth figure of Rs 1,76,000 Crores. Media houses even decided to write down all the zeros to drive home the point, it is 1,76,000,00,00,000.
Fine. Let us ignore for a moment that the telecom policy at the time did not have revenue maximization as the policy objective. If 2G spectrum allotment was indeed a scam, and the exchequer should have raised Rs 1,76,000 Crores from it, what should we expect from the nationwide 4G spectrum?
At least equal, if not double?
Reliance has paid far less for a nationwide 4G spectrum, and yet the media today is busy with anything and everything that is a non-issue – Beef, Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Bose files, Nehru and what not.
Chronology of a Scam
Reliance Jio is an immaculate and educative illustration of how “capitalism” works in our country. Lets start at the beginning. Step-by-step.
Step 1: Set up a front company
Quietly set up a low-profile incestuous front company, Infotel Broadband Services Pvt Ltd (IBSPL) with your former crony friends (Nahata’s). Keep incestuous comp so small barely anyone notices. Especially competitors. Net worth: 2.49 Cr; 1 client; income Rs 15 lakh.
Nobody cares if said cronies are infamous for sabotaging our telecom industry in the 90s (HFCL: ring a bell?). Infotel was a small Internet Service provider (ISP) run by Anant Nahata, son of Mahendra Nahata, promoter of the infamous Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited ( HFCL).
Readers may remember that HFCL had bid irrationally in 1995 acquiring 9 licences for mobile telephony ( 2G). They did not have the financial muscle to roll out the same and eventually telecom minister Sukh Ram bailed them out. Even then it was rumoured that HFCL was actually a front for the Ambanis. Readers may recall that HFCL had bid the highest as licence fees and Reliance Telecom had bid the lowest. Reliance got some category C circles like North East, West Bengal, Orissa etc for peanuts. When HFCL did not pay up the licence fees , Indian govt not only lost over Rs 20, 000 crore in revenues, in several circles the roll-out of GSM got delayed by 2 years. [1]
IBSPL, incorporated in February 2007, had been granted a pan-India ISP licence in November 2007. In 2009–2010, it had just a single leased line client from whom it earned Rs 14.78 lakh. On 31 March 2009, it had Rs 18 lakh in its bank, with Rs 11 lakh diverted towards the 100 percent margin money for the bank guarantee of Rs 10 lakh given by the firm to the DoT for the ISP licence.
Step 2: Rig the bid. WIN.
In February 2010, the DoT issued a notice inviting applications to participate in the auction of 3G and 4G spectrum, which would be held separately. Any corporate entity holding Unified Access Services/Cellular Mobile Telephone Services/Internet Service Provider (UAS/CMTS/ISP) licences could bid for the spectrum. Any entity that could give an undertaking that it would obtain a UAS/ISP category ‘A’ licence as a “new entrant nominee” licencee before starting operations was also allowed to participate in the auction for the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum, as per the DoT guidelines.
The DoT had already clarified, first in 2008 and again in 2010, that voice services were permitted only using second generation (2G) and 3G spectrum. The TRAI had recommended that 4G or BWA spectrum should be utilised for faster diffusion of broadband and data services only.
In June 11, 2010, Incestuous company gets 4G broadband spectrum across India by bidding 5,000 times its net worth. Yes, Infotel paid 5,000 times its Rs.2.5 crore net worth to win spectrum across India. IBSPL managed to meet the financial requirements for bidders – an earnest money deposit in the form of a bank guarantee from Axis Bank of Rs 252.5 crore, a sum that was a hundred times its net worth. (Doubts have been raised about the authenticity of this bank guarantee, but that’s another story.) [2][3]
India’s Broadband Wireless Access spectrum auction, 2010
Step 3: Buy the front company
Publicly buy the said incestuous company within 1 hour of the bid at a pittance of the price of the spectrum. Infotel bid and paid Rs.12,847.77 Crores for 20 megahertz (MHz) of the spectrum in all 22 circles, after paying Rs.252.50 Crores as earnest money, and then sold 95% of the company for Rs.4,800 Crores to RIL, hours after the auction for wireless broadband licenses concluded. [4]
Step 4: Get the license changed
Get down to doing what you and dad know best: greasing palms. In the face of opposition from an independent regulator (TRAI), get your broadband license converted to Unified Licence “UAS” (for voice service) with help from the government.[5]
In April 2012, at the request of the DoT, the TRAI furnished guidelines on changing the licensing framework and replacing it with a new Unified Licence regime, which went on to facilitate the migration of internet service providers into full service operators offering voice services. The TRAI guidelines were deliberated upon by a DoT committee and subsequently by the Telecom Commission. Thereafter, two more committees were constituted to debate different aspects of the issue, one in August 2012 and one in September of the same year.
The upshot of these deliberations was that in February 2013, the conversion of ISP licences to the new unified licence was approved and Reliance Jio was the first to take advantage of this decision. The company paid an “entry fee” of Rs 15 crore and a “migration fee” of Rs 1,658 crore in August 2013 and was granted a unified licence on October 21, 2013, formally authorising it to provide voice services.[6]
Step 5: CAG starts talking
Get your Unified License by paying an entry fee of Rs 15 cr & a “migration fee” of Rs 1,658 Crores at 2001 prices. Easy peasy!
Remember the “2G scam”, CAG estimated a loss of Rs.1.76 trillion in DoT’s allocation of 2G spectrum in 2008. That valuation was done using the value ascertained from the 3G auction at 2010 prices. But our “Jio” dude got a license to provide voice services on its 4G spectrum at 2001 prices!
Although CAG murmured (22,000 Crores loss), no one heard a thing. The-times-they-were-a-changing.
The draft report of the CAG prepared in 2013 did not mince words:
“The DoT failed to recognise the tell-tale sign of rigging of the auction right from [the] beginning of the auction”
“The government should get the matter investigated even at this juncture, fix responsibilities on the bidders, which violated the auction conditions/rules prescribed and cancel the allotment of the BWA spectrum along with exemplary punishment on the colluding firms,” the draft report stated.
“Reliance Jio Infocomm appeared to have been accorded an undue advantage of Rs.22,848 crores,” – CAG report, 2 May 2014.
Step 6: But, you had prepared a pawn for this
Switch your political allegiance, bless the CM who is the best bet for unbridled crony capitalism. Some honest UPA ministers like Jaipal Reddy and AK Antony had started coming in the way of the ambitions of Mukeshbhai, so he decides to provide his blessings to his fellow Gujarati. Mukeshbhai owns most of the Indian media via his interests in the holding company Network-18. An elaborate image makeover exercise is undertaken to whitewash the blood stains of the ex-pariah Mr Modi.
Step 7: Your pawn in power, CAG dilutes its report
Now that your pawn is in power, CAG changes tune. Loss comes down to Rs 3,367 cr. Everything is now moving fast.[7]
“Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (formerly, M/s Infotel)… paid UL entry fee of Rs 15 crore and additional migration fee of Rs 1,658 crore in August 2013. This migration, allowed at prices discovered in 2001, resulted in undue advantage of Rs 3,367.29 crore to M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm,” – CAG report, 9 May 2015
CAG gave no explanation of how the figure of the “undue benefit” changed to a minuscule proportion of the original estimate in the course of a mere year. [8]
However, even in its final report, the CAG pointed out that the DoT did not maintain parity in the spectrum charges that were being paid by the UAS/CMTS operators providing voice services and operators who were using broadband wireless access to provide voice services. While UAS/CMTS operators were paying between 2 percent and 5 percent spectrum usage charges, depending on the quantum of spectrum held, broadband wireless access operators were asked to pay only 1 percent of the adjusted gross revenue as spectrum usage charges.
Step 8: Flout tariff norms, get away with it
If you are questioned for breaking rules on freebies ask former employee (now AG) to get you a free pass. [9] Does it matter that TRAI had never relaxed this condition for any operator in 15 years? No, apparently. [10]
Step 8: Actual Loss of Revenue
On 19th June 2017, The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) expressed its inability to meet its revenue target of Rs 47,305 crore for FY18 and asked the finance ministry to revise the projection to Rs 29,524 crore — almost a 40 per cent fall. [11]
This was a result of not only was the lower 1% spectrum usage on 4G, but also the reduced earnings from the 2G & 4G rivals due to various aggressive promotional freebies RIL was allowed to get away with.
Why is there a silence on this?
Of course, this loss may also be called “presumptive”. But haven’t we heard that word before, in a different era, when another word was common: SCAM. Because SCAM aptly describes the history of this company, yet we hear almost nothing about it. No outrage, no debates, nothing.
Ask yourselves, Why? Itana Sannaata Kyun hai Bhai?
Prima facie, this is a loot of a bigger magnitude than the 2G scam, so why haven’t we heard about it, barring a few stories from the non-mainstream media outlets like TheWire or the gutsy Caravan Magazine?
Answer is simple: who will speak up?
Government?
It is estimated that BJP spent more than Rs 10,000 Crores on their election campaign in 2014. Someone financed all of that, and now wants their pound of flesh back.
As we see above, the CAG under this government actually even watered down the charges against Mr Ambani. We already see how defence deals such as Rafale are being renegotiated to benefit Mr Ambani and Mr Adani. Meanwhile, the Rs 5000 Crore fine slapped by the Enforcement Directorate on Adani for the coal imports over invoicing has been swept under the carpet.
Modi government has been an epitome of Crony Capitalism, and thrived on the chamchagiri by the rich and the powerful.
Modi has been busy giving so many favors to the cronies who funded his campaign, In return, Even the huge economic disaster of Tughlaqi proportions, the Demonetisation, was praised by Mr Ambani.
This government has been weakening CVC and CIC, and failed to appoint a Lokpal for 3 years.
So much for “Na Khaunga Na khaane doonga”.
Media?
Take a look at the graphic below. A single company, Network-18 has a stake in nearly all major news outlets in India, and Mr Ambani controls Network-18. RIL made its first investment in Network-18 in January 2012 with a minority stake in the company. On 29th May 2014, soon after Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India, it acquired a majority stake in the company by paying Rs 4,000 Crores. [12][13]
Ever seen a loyal dog bark at its owners?
Opposition Parties?
Several mainstream opposition parties are no different from BJP when it comes to crony capitalism. They too, like BJP, get massive funding from the corporate sector, and return favors to them. Keep in mind that Mr Ambani’s company is here today because of the favorable treatment it received from the numerous governments of the past, of varying political affiliations.
The few parties that have dared to raise these issues are hounded and targeted viciously by the mainstream media controlled by Mr Ambani. Left has been painted as “anti-national” by our Corporate media. AAP is targeted even more furiously.
Do you seriously expect the opposition to dare to raise their voice against Mr Ambani, knowing fully well what might follow?
Civil Society and NGOs?
2G and Coal Scams were exposed because of the tireless work by several NGOs and anti-corruption crusaders. Most notable was NGO Telecom Watchdog and NGO Centre for Public Interest litigation led by Prashant Bhushan, that actually used judicial intervention that forced a CBI probe on the issue. [14]
So where are these people now?
Some, we now know, are in the bed with the ruling party, have become Ministers, LGs and a baba has now become the CEO of a successful FMCG company, itself a huge beneficiary of crony capitalism. Clearly, they were partisan
Others, who are still fighting, are being discredited and attacked by our media. The leading crusader, Mr Prashant Bhushan has been stonewalled by our judiciary on several occasions including this case, which deserved at least an investigation prima facie. In this case, our Honorable judges asked him:[15]
“Prashant Bhushan, you have an image of a crusader. But can you become the centre for public interest litigation? We cannot allow this.”
Usually, there should have been an outrage over such a remark, but when the media has already been bought, who will raise this?
Finally, remember, Mr Ambani was able to make PM Model for his product by paying just Rs 500!
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It is just paying back to the investment of election campaigning.
This has to be exposed to the people of India as this cam is happened during the rule of a party which came into power in the name of 2G scam.
Worth reading once
If you really really think your self a big supporter #bhakt of #bjp or any political party
As we heard everyone saying just wait, you will see hell bigger #scams prevail of this #modigovernment
No political party is friend of indian public
Its all about business
These #beef #religion etc are distraction for people like us
Worth reading once
If you really really think your self a big supporter #bhakt of #bjp or any political party
Hemang Raval Akhilesh Pandey Tagged you just because you have lots of knowledge and this can add more
As we heard everyone saying just wait, you will see hell bigger #scams prevail of this #modigovernment
No political party is friend of indian public
Its all about business
These #beef #religion etc are distraction for people like us
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Worth reading….an eye opener…partially if not fully. It is high time when all such news should reach to the public domain.
Electronic media is most biased thing that can happen….but even the print media is not taking interest….
worth reading
This shows how our politicians are playing in the hands of businessman, though they are elected by the innocent people of our country.
Never seen this much of researched article. Worth reading!
BJP are bullshit
They are making us fool
No changes and development will come
Only fake promise
Keep voting for congress like your grandfather, father and your kids will have bright future
True…… Very True… My question is what is the solution? 2019
Very very true analysis. If that was 2G scam and many convicted in that case. Then in case of Jio it is maha 2G scam and may be by amount double in some time hence must be prosecuted.
What’s new in this, this practice well stablish in Congress erra. For any bidding even for theka of area cleaning happens in same way. A single company apply three tender with different name. And then get the bidding
As the author points out, the new thing is not the lack of SCAMs, but the selective silence of Corporate media, and the puzzling non-intervention of the constitutional bodies such as the CAG or SC now.
I do not know what to believe and what not! but there are people (from both sides) who always tries to provide wrong information’s to the people (due to political reasons). Also sometimes it becomes difficult to whom or to which report we should believe! May be its good idea to analyse by ourselves first before commenting on any particular govt. and also good to compare with previous govts activities with current!
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/failure-of-debt-laden-telecom-operators-can-trigger-defaults-bankers-tell-government/articleshow/58847744.cms
If the 2G spectrum was supposedly worth 1,76,00,000 Crores, then the telecom firms should have earned a similar amount out of an investment of that amount by now? Clearly, that has not happened. Even with a much lower price paid for spectrum, telecom operators are indeed struggling to make money in India.
Now, does that mean there was no scam in 2G? No. Of course there was! And it was rightly investigated.
Is there any scam in 4G? before 2014, CAG thought there was. So why was that watered down? Why is there no investigation and hungama over it?
Congress took 70 years to get listed in scams. BJP will get this status too fast if we have strong opposition as political party or press. So far they have been successful in fooling the public majority of which are still illiterate
Indian politicians and businessmen are crooked; they line up their pockets and the voters are ignorant and too busy eking out a living.
What we need is a real authentic trusted source of news.. or at least things to get them rechecked
Thanks, great article.
Auction was took place in 2010, when Fake Gandhi’s empty hand party was in power.
Yes, and the CAG, the media and the SC were at least raising it’s voice pre-2014, now even that has been silenced.
So you think Courts and Media are biased, don’t forget you are also part of media….
As the author points out, there are still some independent media houses that have raised this issue.
good to ask Qs
Many independent press houses might also be paid to keep mum !!!! Ambani has more control over India than GOI, hope everyone gets that. Reliance keeps doing malpractices as far as business is concerned. No wonder why many big international companies are still not sure about India’s business culture.
If it’s so much of a problem then why isn’t someone filing a case and taking the company that court ???
The elite media & its coterie are super critical of the Ambanis as they are seen with Modi; however the Ambanis have been in big business since Mukeshbhai when there was no Modi. So what’s all this hoopla about…::; sour grapes ??!!
If you read the article, you would notice that these efforts of PIL are now getting stonewalled.
Yes, Mukeshbhai reached here by patronage of other parties.
Ambanis control a large part of media.
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Good information which we did not know. Very well presented in a good flow.
Every Govt coming into power goes corrupt.
I am told that the Centre spent the 10k crores on professional PR Consultants, but the States combined spent 43 k crores for the election, which they are now Giving back in special favours.
A big diversion by providing heavy literature. I completely disagree with the bias the article suggests to provide. India has lot of enemies and the greatest of them all are our own citizens. We need to remain positive and not give into all negatives that we tend to love assuming we ourselves are pure?!
Are Cronies gaining unfair advantage, and our resources, at the cost of the taxpayers not enemies of the country?
Was exposing scams a “big diversion” for you during UPA times too?
If this is so, precise, correct and understandable, shouldn’t these details be handed over to the Supreme Court and a Court monitored investigation sought by a well meaning citizen reporter ? Cornering and grabbing tenders by subterfuge is a very old practise in India and it’s roots lie in a non-transparent and oaque manner of Governance, as it happened in the Bofors loot scandal. Does anyone know what happened to the Official Secrets Act violation case against Mukesh Ambani for possessing secret Telecom Ministry documents pertaining to Government policy on the matter.
Yes, the same people who exposed the 2G scam, already tried it. were stonewalled this time.
Dear Editor, i have never heard of your online magazine. And also i do not see the name of the person who authored this adticle. You will apprciate that unless there is a name, the credibility drops. So while you facts and insuinuations may have some credence. The author must have the courage to put their name.
We are merely providing with summaries of events as they happened, along with the references available to them in public domain.
This is not an opinion piece, or a case of some story investigated from scratch by our author.
How does it matter if I say that the author is @xyz or “Sanjaya Varma” or “Arnab Goswami”? The well known Economist magazine, one of the most respected one in the world, doesn’t use names for their journalists. Real journalism is not about “superstars” whose word must be believed in, but about presenting articles with facts that defend themselves.
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Good compilation and exposition…
Very well compiled and written.
But why other telecom companies are not taking any move if Reliance Jio has been formed out of scams only?
Moreover I would also like you to write an article about BSNL’s (public sector undertaking) past performances and how this Government is claiming to bring a loss making company into an operational profitable company. I mean is it true or just manipulation of statistics.
No reply ???
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement, and apologies for replying so late.
On 4G spectrum, the scam was in getting the license for “data only” spectrum changed to include voice at a relatively paltry price (if we believe the claims made in the context of 2G scam). This suits all players.
Re: article on BSNL, if I come across any new and well researched material, will definitely not hesitate in publishing it. I refer you to this article which does some “fact checking” of exaggerated claims made by the govt.
http://factchecker.in/former-telecom-minister-prasads-claims-on-bsnls-success-exaggerated-wrong/
Yes very well compiled and precise information exposing the clear loot by premium businesses house. There needs a transparent n unbiased media to address the real issues.
An eye opener .Very well researched article .I am now read it again to understand all the issues.But people are getting free talk time very nominal fees for data though Reliance jio .So he is passing something to the common man .People are generally happy .But how long they will enjoy such freebies Ambani only knows !?
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True, reliance may give some freebees to kill off competition, after making a “back door entry”.
But ultimately, consumers would have benefited more if this 4G auction was done afresh, allowing more competition.
We do not know how Reliance will behave once it has a monopoly.
Political class emerged from the then elite greasing fraternity to the ruling british. Since then whatever happened during post independence are known to sensitive Indians across the nation. First two to three elected functioned on emotional responsibility with meagre economic base. Fifteen years and three five year plans was enough for our business-intellegent sharks to develop the nexus to be, stand by and for the power corridors of the Nation. Since then the tradition with more understanding is flourishing and will flourish. We are now poultry flocks in cages of different states standing (lifetime)ready to be butchered. No way out. As any entity/ body with revolutionary grit and committment will land up in the same circle.
Well written. Have the figures been thoroughly checked for accuracy ? This is far bigger than the 2G and 3G scams!
Our author has provided references to all his sources, and proof reading was done by 2 other people, but if you spot any discrepancies, please do bring them to our notice, and we shall immediately check and fix them.
Good expose or should I say a good revealing article. But why there is not much of hue and cry over these scams that are supposed to be many times more than 2G. Why people are not asking where are all that scam money that was to be distributed to all the country(wo)men (some 15 lakhs each) is kept? They are not in foreign banks for sure. They cannot be in Indian banks but have to be in hard cash only stashed under the pillow or mattresses or beds. When the Khangress is not spending anything now (not even ordering pizzas daily from Dominos), when they are likely to spend that huge amount? They (both mother and son) are already old. They cannot enjoy anything of that scam money then are they keeping it for their next lives?
https://www.google.co.in/amp/www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/reliance-jio-has-acquired-269-9-mhz-of-spectrum-for-rs-13672-crore-3690073.html/amp
This is result when unemployment grows. U guys have no other job apart from writing derogatory article. U Aaptards ready to face defamation suit again.
Err.. this was an auction in Oct 2016.
A month AFTER Reliance Jio was launched in Sep 2016.
So, are you suggesting Jio had started operating without any spectrum?
Obviously, each Telco keeps participating in every round of spectrum auction.
The scam here is that initially Reliance acquired countrywide 4G spectrum via a proxy paying a paltry sum, as it was only for data, got it converted to full services by paying a paltry fee. CAG draft report of 2013 itself highlighted it, check the references.
Thanks for an eye opening article. Most of the citizens of India are well aware of what’s happening in India is definitely not doing good for common people. After attracting people with free 4G internet for few months by selling a worth less than Rs.600 Jiofi device to Rs.3000 and attracting youth of India, forcing them to buy 4G smartphones, use their BJP PR apps in the name of GOI initiatives, sending their fake achievement articles through emails and SMSes fooling youth’s thought process, killing the competition by acquiring/crippling other telecom companies, media(news channels, entertainment channels, knowledge related channels), newspapers, killing and harassing innocents in the name of Patriotism #Beefban #BharatMaataKiJai, #NationalAntheminTheatres, #RamJanmBhoomi, #LoveJihaad etc. creating their new bhakts chain in every school, college to propagate their fake manipulated history of accomplishments..dividng people in the name of religion, region, caste, gender,economic and financial status for their vote banking purposes and lots more!! By the time a new one becomes PM in some 20XX year, he/she will find walls between each citizen of India which will be hard to break!! 🙁
If possible,share your views with an article about Ramdev Baba’s Patanjali chain too. I have lots of doubt about his loyality. Beef Ban is great move but don’t you think there is a relation between beef ban and his cows’ products business? Thousands of acres of fertile land is being alloted to his chain. I see billions of money being spent on newly created festivals, rituals, Koti deep aradhanas, koti linga archanas, Utsavs, etc. Where is this money coming from? No wonder to see him as another Gurmeet Singh in future..
Very true especially during BJP realm these fake babas, swamis, SRI SRI SRIs, XXXanandas, bhagavans, got new life to survive and loot innocent people in the name of religion. no wondr if v see most of thm in top 10 richest people in india by 2025(of course exclude Amabanis and Adanis). It seems there remain no pooja and aradhana or even a temple that can give peace of mind for devotees. I saw a kanchi swami kicking his disciple with leg for not turning AC on before his arrival to throne. Is he a sanyaasi? These are not saving religion, they are killing The Hindu true culture, values and traditions. not sure, but I heard that every year india creates about 1800 new gods. Is that true?
After AP bifurcation, sudden demise of TN CM Ms. Jaya Lalitha, south india become soo weak and went in deep trouble. If south india is dying, BJP government is killing it! Purposeless festives, utsavs, pushkars, award functions, fake news of political entries, movies keep them engaged while deviating from original social problems. only god can save south india!
Thanks for your kind words, and also the suggestions.
A lot of research goes behind most such articles, as you can see from the long list of references our authors have gone through. We try to write on topics that aren’t already being covered by Mainstream Media properly. Will have to look at Patanjali.
Forgot to tell! Don’t reveal names of article authors. That’s good for his health:)
Very good Saafbaat. I have become a fan of this website and i am really bookmarking it.
Rafale Scam and Jio Scam. Never knew about it.
Thank you so much.
I just hope even if in 2019 Modi wins he has a very strong opposition numbers from Congress otherwise these guys will keep on doing such scams.
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement, yes absolute, unchallenged power corrupts, that’s why we need some opposition and a media with a spine to keep the powers in check.
Now with the 2G verdict, JIO is immune to any further procedings. What would happen to JIO, if 2G verdict is just opposit. Is there any SCAM in this front? Please read the words of JPC Commission chairman PC Chacko that the ministry asked to stop probe since the new policy allows for telecom revolution in this way. At the same time UPA is blamed in every election in the name of 2G scam. Liars
Assume there was a scam. But this also was during UPA time!!
Perfect! Applauds for this fantastic piece. Have been following telecom industry since a decade and you nailed the story. But make sure you remain safe and anonymous. The folks screw the truthful media with legal threats.
Simply amazing exposure
BSNL had getting BWA spectrum licence in 2500mhz band in highest bidding rate. Jio gets in 2300mhz,other operator allotted 2100mhz.2500mhz band are not useful affordable for 4g operation. Bsnl launch service wimax on this band. But no voice as per dot. direction. Now bsnl request for 4g spectrum in 2100MHZ but dot and nitiayoge not in favor to allotment 4g spectrum in 2100MHZ.
because of this, so many jobs were lost, so many companies closed, huge loss to exchequer, debt in telecom companies increased and heading towards bankruptcy. The dangerous monopoly in telecom industry will be ensued if it continues. Something should be done immediately to stop this trend in the interest of nation.
Yes
Nice article
Now Telecom industry become party funding agency to political parties. The ruling government is making rules as per their convenience to get more party funds from the Pvt. Telecom companies. Even they are in thinking to close BSNL to support Pvt. Telcos.
It is the real story
आम जनता इस तरह के घोटालों से वाकिफ नही होती।
देश को लूट रही है कंपनियां।
एक और तरीका अपनाते है ये कंपनी का शेयर जब ह आईवैल्यू पर होता है बैंक को प्लेज कर के लोन ले लेते है।
बाद में शेयर गिर जाता है और बैंक का पैसा।
But how would setting up a small company help Reliance, in the end they had to pay the spectrum price right?, which they could have if they had bid directly ? Help me understand this please.
This was most likely a front company, the 4G spectrum was being sold only for use as data, so it was priced at ~15,000 cr for the whole country. Although a tiny fraction was what we started expecting from 2G auctions later, even this amount was totally beyond the capacity of this tiny company, so this bidding was questionable in the first place. Within hours of winning the bid, the front company was acquired by Reliance, and then the license got changed to a voice+data license with a small fee.
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Explsoure
Correct report, Even though trade unions in PSU telecom companies not campaigned against this corrupt bidding and award.