No. J-14025/200(17)/2004-NT (CDMA) Government of India

Ministry of Communications & I.T.Department of Telecommunication

(WPC Wing)Sanchar Bhavan, 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-1

Date: the 29th March, 2006 O R D E R

In continuation of this Ministry’s Order of even number dated 10 th December, 2004 regarding subscriber based criteria for allotment of 3rd and 4th CDMA carriers for CDMA spectrum, the following subscriber based criteria shall be followed for the allotment of 5th and 6th CDMA carriers :-

Service Area Minimum subscriber base (In Lakh) required for allotment of CDMA carriers of nominal 1.25 MHz bandwidth each 5th Carrier 6th carrier

Metro Service Area 16 10

21 13

Delhi & Mumbai Chennai & Kolkata

Telecom Circles as Service Area

20 16 9

26 21 12

Category ’A’ circleCategory ‘B’ circleCategory ‘C’ circle

2. The subscriber based criteria for the allotment of 3rd and 4th carrier for CDMA spectrum shall continue to be as per Order No.J-14025/200 (17)/2004-NT dated 10th December 2004.

3. The spectrum allotment is subject to availability of spectrum. 4. The active subscribers and peak traffic averaged over a month (for a minimum

of 40mErlangs per subscriber) in the Visitor Locator Register (VLR) would be taken into account, for this purpose.

5. The enhanced revenue share for spectrum charges, as per orders in this regard would apply for the AGR for subscribers in complete service area.

6. This comes into force with immediate effect..

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S/d(Sukhpal Singh)

Assistant Wireless adviser to the Government of India.

T.No. 23359562 Fax: 23716111To,

1) All concerned.2) Unified Access Service Providers/ Basic Service providers.3) AUSPI

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