In March 2013, the Government decided to conduct another round of auction. This time the spectrum in 900 MHz band in 4 metros where licence renewal is due in 2014, 1800 MHz in 4 LSAS where spectrum could not be sold in the last auction and 800 MHz band in all LSAs was put for auction with reduced reserve prices. The Government decided that the reserve price for 1800 MHz band in the service areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka and Rajasthan be reduced by 30 percent from the previous reserve price and the reserve price for 900 MHz spectrum in Delhi and Mumbai be twice such revised reserve price for the 1800 MHz band and the reserve price for 900 MHz spectrum in Kolkata be twice the price obtained for the 1800 MHz band spectrum for this LSA in the auction held in November, 2012. The Government also decided that the reserve price for 800 MHz band spectrum in all LSAs be reduced by 50 percent from the previous reserve price of US$ 3033 mn per 2x5 MHz (US$1517 mn per 2x5 MHz).
This time there was no bidder in the 900 MHz band and 1800 MHz band. In the 800 MHz band, M/s Sistema Shyam Tele-Services Limited (SSTL) was the sole applicant and it obtained 2x3.75 MHz of spectrum in 800 MHz band in eight (8) LSAs, all at the reserve price. LSA wise details of reserve prices and auction discovered prices are shown in table below.
