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Airtel strikes spectrum trading deal with Jio

Wednesday 7 April 2021 | 08:33 CET | News
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm to transfer the right to use Airtel's 800 MHz band spectrum in Andhra Pradesh (3.75 MHz), Delhi (1.25 MHz) and Mumbai (2.50 MHz) to Jio. The agreement is in line with the Department of Telecom's trading guidelines, but remains subject to regulatory approval, the companies said.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Airtel / Bharti Airtel / Reliance Jio
Countries: India
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