Indians may have to wait until next year for 5G services to arrive , according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “Required spectrum auctions will be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll-out of 5G mobile services within 2022-23,” she said in her 2022 budget speech on 1 February, 2022.
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BSNL paid the Indian government ₹ ₹101.87 billion (equivalent to ₹190 billion or US$2.5 billion in 2020) for spectrum in 20 circles and MTNL got spectrum for 3G services in 2 circles, Delhi and Mumbai.
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