2g Specturm Scam

8/2/2019 2g Specturm Scam

1/15

2G SPECTURM SCAM

Introduction:

The 2Gspectrumscandal involved officials in the government of India illegally undercharging mobile

telephonycompanies forfrequency allocationlicenses, which they would use to create2Gsubscriptions

forcell phones. The shortfall between the money collected and the money which the law mandated to be

collected is estimated to be 176,645crore(US$38.86 billion) as valued byComptroller and Auditor

General of Indiabased on3G and BWA spectrum auctionprices which held in 2010. However the exact

loss is disputed,Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)pegged the loss at 30,984.55crore(US$6.82

billion) in its first charge sheet filed on 2 April 2011, whereas Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indiain a

response to CBI's query said that the Govt. has actually gained 3,000crore(US$660 million) by selling

the spectrum.Kapil Sibal,minister for communications & IT, said in a press conference that there was no

loss caused by selling 2G licenses.

[3]

However in September 2011, CBI argued before the Supreme Courtthat it was unsafe to read a "no loss" conclusion in the telecom regulator's calculations on irregular

spectrum allotment as the methodology adopted admittedly did not take into account the market

mechanism.All the speculations of profit, loss and no-loss were put to rest when on 2 February 2012

theSupreme Court of Indiadelivered judgement. The Supreme Court declared the allotment of spectrum

as "unconstitutional and arbitrary" and quashed all the 122 licenses issued during tenure of A. Raja, the

main accused in the 2G scam case.The court further said thatA. Raja"wanted to favour some companies

at the cost of the public exchequer" and "virtually gifted away important national asset".

The issuing of licenses occurred in 2008, but the scam came to public notice when the Indian Income Tax

Department was investigating political lobbyistNira Radia. The government's investigation and the

government's reactions to the findings in the investigation were the subject of debate, as were the nature

of the Indian media's reactions. Much of the credit of bringing this whole scam into the public light (by

pursuing it in the court of law) goes toSubramanian Swamywho is the chief petitioner for this case in the

court of law.

Background

India is divided into 22 telecoms zones and there are a total 281 zonal licences in the market. According

to the telecom policy of India, when a licence is allotted to an operator some start-up spectrum is bundled

along with it. The policy does not have a provision for auctioning the spectrum. In year 2008, 122

newsecond generation (2G)Universal Access Service (UAS) licenses were given to telecom companies

at the price of 2001 and on first come first serve basis. As per the chargesheet filled by Central Bureau of

Investigation (CBI)several rules were violated and bribes were paid to favour certain firms while awarding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phoneshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phoneshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phoneshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Telecom_Spectrum_Auctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Telecom_Spectrum_Auctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Telecom_Spectrum_Auctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Sibalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Sibalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Sibalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subramanian_Swamyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subramanian_Swamyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subramanian_Swamyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subramanian_Swamyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapil_Sibalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Telecom_Spectrum_Auctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phoneshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Ghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_allocationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_telephonyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_spectrum


2/15

2G spectrum licenses. The audit report ofComptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)says that

several licenses were issued to firms with no prior experience in the telecom sector or were ineligible or

had suppressed relevant facts. In November 2007Prime Minister of IndiaDr Manmohan Singhhad

written a letter to telecom minister A. Raja directing him to ensure allotment of 2G spectrum in a fair and

transparent manner and to ensure license fee was properly revised. Raja wrote back to the Prime

Minister rejecting many of his recommendations.. In the same monthMinistry of Financewrote a letter

toDepartment of Telecommunications (DOT)raising concerns over the procedure adopted by it

butDOTwent ahead with its plan of giving 2G licenses. It preponed the cut-off date to 25 September,

from 1 October 2007. Later on the same day, DoT posted an announcement on its website saying those

who apply between 3.30 and 4.30 pm on that very day would be issued licences in accordance with the

said policy. Companies like Unitech & Swan Telecom got licenses without any prior telecom

experience. Swan Telecom got the license even though it did not meet eligibility criteria. Swan got license

for 1,537crore(US$338.14 million) and then it sold 45% stake to UAE based companyEtisalatfor

4,200crore(US$924 million). Unitech Wireless, a subsidiary of theUnitech Group, got license for1,661crore(US$365.42 million) and later sold 60% stake for 6,200crore(US$1.36 billion) to Norway

based companyTelenor.

Following is the list of companies who got the 122 2G licenses during the tenure of A. Rajaas Telecom

Minister. (The licenses were later quashed by Supreme Court)

Name of

Company

Telecom regions for

which license was

granted

Number

of

license

granted

Remarks

Adonis Projects

Pvt. Ltd.

Haryana, Himachal

Pradesh, Jammu &

Kashmir, Punjab,

Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

(East)

6

Adonis Projects, Nahan Properties, Aska

Projects, Volga Properties, Azare Properties

& Hudson Properties were acquired

byUnitech. Unitech Infrastructure and

Unitech Builders & Estates were already

subsidiaries ofUnitech Group. So in

2008Unitechhad 22 2G licenses. Later in

the same year Norway basedcompanyTelenorbought majority stake in

the telecom company from theUnitech

Group. Now it offers services

underUninorbrand holding 22 pan India

licences.

Nahan Properties

Pvt. Ltd.

Assam, Bihar, North East,

Orissa, Uttar Pradesh

(East), West Bengal

6

Aska Projects

Ltd.

Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,

Karnataka3

Volga Properties

Pvt. Ltd.

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Singhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_India


3/15

Azure Properties

Ltd.Kolkata 1

Hudson

PropertiesDelhi 1

Unitech Builders

& Estates Pvt.

Ltd.

Tamil Nadu (including

Chennai)1

Unitech

Infrastructures

Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai 1

Loop Telecom

Pvt. Ltd.

Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal,

Pradesh, Kerala, Kolkata,

Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar

Pradesh (East), Uttar

Pradesh (West), West

Bengal, Andhra Pradesh,

Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka,

Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil

Nadu (including Chennai),

Assam, Jammu & Kashmir,

Madhya Pradesh, North

East

21

Datacom

Solutions Pvt.

Ltd.

Andhra Pradesh, Assam,

Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh, Jammu

& Kashmir, Karnataka,

Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya

Pradesh, Maharashtra,

North East, Orissa,

Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu

(including Chennai), Uttar



Bengal, Delhi, Mumbai

21Operates under brand nameVideocon

Telecommunications Limited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobile


4/15

Shyam TelelinkLimited

Madhya Pradesh, Kerala,

Kolkata, Punjab, Uttar



Bengal, Andhra Pradesh,Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka,

Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil


Assam, Jammu & Kashmir,

North East

17

Shyam Telelink Limited & Shyani Telelink

Limited operate together with their combined

21 licenses. During late 2008 Russia based

groupSistemabought majority stake in the

telecom company and now they operate

under brand nameMTS India.

Shyani Telelink

Limited

Mumbai, Bihar, Gujarat,

Himachal Pradesh4

Swan Telecom

Pvt. Ltd.

Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,

Haryana, Karnataka,

Kerala, Maharashtra,

Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil


Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar

Pradesh (West), Delhi,

Mumbai

13

In 2008, Swan Telecom merged itself with

Allianz Infratech (P) Ltd. During late 2008

Abu Dhabi'sEtisalatbought about 45 percent

of the company and renamed it toEtisalat

DB Telecom

Allianz Infratech(P) Ltd.

Bihar, Madhya Pradesh 2

Idea Cellular

Assam, Punjab, Karnataka,

Jammu and Kashmir,

North East, Kolkata, West

Bengal, Orissa, Tamil

Nadu (including Chennai)

9 Idea CellularboughtSpice Communications

Ltd.in 2008 for an amount of

2,700crore(US$594 million). So out of 122

spectrum licenses sold in 2008Idea

Cellularowns 13 licensesSpice

Communications

Ltd.

Delhi, Andhra Pradesh,

Haryana, Maharashtra 4

S Tel

Assam, Jammu and

Kashmir, Orissa, North

East, Bihar, Himachal

6

In January 2009,Bahrain

Telecommunicationssigned a deal withS

Telto buy 49% shares in S Tel for $225
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistemahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistemahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistemahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Telecommunicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema


5/15

Pradesh million.C Sivasankaranowns the remaining

(51%) share.. In May 2009,Sahara

Groupbought 11.7% stake inS Tel

Tata

Teleservices

Jammu and Kashmir,

Assam, North East3

In late 2008 promoters ofTata

Teleservicessold 26% equity stake to a

Japanese telecom giantNTT Docomofor

about 13,070crore(US$2.88 billion) or an

enterprise value of

50,269crore(US$11.06 billion).

Parties accused of involvement

The selling of the licenses brought attention to three groups of entities politicians and bureaucrats who

had the authority to sell licenses, corporations who were buying the licenses and media professionals

who mediated between the politicians and the corporations.

[Politicians accused

Politicians named as accused in the chargesheet filed by CBI in the Special CBI Court ,allegations

levelled against them by CBI and charges framed against them by the Special CBI court.

A. Raja:

Political career - Political partyDMK, 4 timesMP, present constituencyNilgiris,Tamil Nadu,

former Union Minister of State (Rural Development - 1999), former Union Minister of State

(Health and Family Welfare - 2003), former Union Cabinet Minister (Environment & Forests -

2004), former Union Cabinet Minister (Communication and Information Technology - 2007 &

2009)

Allegation - In a joint investigation report prepared byCentral Bureau of Investigation

(CBI)andEnforcement Directorate (ED)the agencies allege that A.Raja could have received

3,000crore(US$660 million) as bribe for bringing forward the cut-off date for applications for

spectrum from the initial 1 October 2007 to 25 September 2007.The deadline switch eliminatedmany applications, enabling Raja to favour a few with spectrum.The agencies also alleged that

he used bank accounts under his wife's name in Mauritius and Seychelles to chanelise the

kickbacks he received. A chargesheet filed by CBI alleges that Raja conspired with the accused,

subverted the first-come first-served (FCFS) policy and waywardly redefined it to ensure that

Swan and Unitech got 2G licences.He didnt auction the 2G spectrum or adopt some other
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_Docomohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_Docomohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_Docomohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Economic_Enforcementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Economic_Enforcementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Economic_Enforcementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Economic_Enforcementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Investigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTT_Docomohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaran


6/15

market-determined methodology to determine its real valuation and instead benchmarked it to a

rate discovered in 2001, when the telecom sector was at a nascent stage.

Charges - Criminal breach of trust by a public servant under section 409, criminal conspiracy

under section 120-B, cheating under section 420 & forgery under sections 468 and 471. Booked

under thePrevention of Corruption Actfor accepting illegal gratification Status - Taken into custody (arrested) by CBI on 2 February 2011

and lodged inTihar Jailsince

then (as of February 2012) Never applied for bail. As of February 2012, trial is being conducted

in Special CBI Court.

M. K. Kanimozhi:

Political career - Daughter of 5 time Chief Minister ofTamil NaduM. Karunanidhi. Political

partyDMK. She is anMP, representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of

Indian Parliament).

Allegation - As per the chargesheet filed by CBI Kanimozhi has 20% stake in her family

ownedKalaignar TV, her step-mother Dayalu Ammal owns 60% stake in the same channel.CBI

alleges that Kanimozhi was an "active brain" behind the channel's operations and she worked

along with former telecom ministerA. Rajato getDB RealtypromoterShahid Balwato

circuitously route 200crore(US$44 million) toKalaignar TV. According to CBI, Kanimozhi was

in regular touch with A Raja regarding launching of Kalaignar TV channel and its other pending

works.[CBI alleges that A Raja was further pursuing the cause of Kalaignar TV not only for

getting registration of the company fromMinistry of Information and Broadcastingbut also for

getting it in theDTHoperatorTATA Sky'sbouquet.

Charges - Criminal conspiracy to cause criminal breach of trust by a public servant, criminal

conspiracy under section 120-B, cheating under section 420 & forgery under sections 468 and

471. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act..

Status - Taken into custody (arrested) by CBI on 20 May 2011. Granted bail on 28 November

2011 after spending 188 days in judicial custody.As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in

Special CBI Court.

Bureaucrats accused

Bureaucrats named as accused in the chargesheet filed by CBI in the Special CBI Court, allegations

levelled against them by CBI and charges framed against them by the Special CBI court.

Siddharth Behura :

Designation - Telecom Secretary when licenses were granted.

Allegation - According to the chargesheet filed by CBI, Behura conspired with A. Raja & several

other accused. CBI alleges that when the application deadline time was declared as between
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_Jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_Jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_Jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Kanimozhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Kanimozhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_To_Homehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_To_Homehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_To_Homehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATA_Skyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATA_Skyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATA_Skyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TATA_Skyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_To_Homehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Naduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Kanimozhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_Jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988


7/15

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Behura allegedly shut counters to physically block other telecom

companies.

Charges - Criminal breach of trust by a public servant under section 409, criminal conspiracy

under section 120-B, cheating under section 420 & forgery under sections 468 and 471. Booked

under thePrevention of Corruption Actfor accepting illegal gratification. Status - Taken into custody (arrested) by CBI on 2 February 2011 and lodged inTihar jailsince

then (as of early February 2012).Applied for bail a number of times but every time bail got

rejected. As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court.

RK Chandolia :

Designation Raja's private secretary when licenses were granted.

Allegation - As per the charsheet filed by CBI, like Behura, Chandolia too conspired with A. Raja

and several other accused. The agency alleges that when the application deadline time was

declared as between 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Chandolia along with Behura allegedly shut countersto physically block other telecom companies.


conspiracy under section 120 B, cheating under section 420 & forgery under sections 468 and

471. Booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody (arrested) by CBI on 2 February 2011.Granted bail by the special

CBI court 1 December 2011 but on 2 December 2011 High Court took suo motu notice of

newspaper reports of the bail granted to Chandolia and stayed it. Chandolia appealed against

High Court order in Supreme Court and on 2 January 2012 the apex court extended interim stay

on High Court's order.As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court.[42]

[Corporate executives accused

Corporates named as accused in the chargesheet filed by CBI in the Special Court and charges framed

against them by the Special CBI court

Sanjay Chandra

Designation - Former MD,Unitech Wireless


conspiracy under section 120-B, cheating under section 420 & forgery under sections 468 and471. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 April 2011, granted bail on 24 November 2011. As of

February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court.

Gautam Doshi :

Designation - Group MD,Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Special_Court-41http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Special_Court-41http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Special_Court-41http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Chandrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Chandrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Chandrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Special_Court-41http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tihar_jailhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988


8/15



471. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 April 2011,granted bail on 24 November 2011.As of


Hari Nair :

Designation - Senior Vice-President,Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group



471.Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 April 2011, granted bail on 24 November 2011. As of


Surendra Pipara :

Designation - Senior vice- President,Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group




Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 April 2011, granted bail on 24 November 2011 As of


Vinod Goenka: Designation - Promoter and Managing Director,DB Realty&Swan Telecom


conspiracy under section 120 B, cheating under section 420, forgery under sections 468 and

471, fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 April 2011, granted bail on 24 November 2011.As of

February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court

Shahid Balwa:

Designation Promoter,DB Realty&Swan Telecom

Charges - Criminal conspiracy to cause criminal breach of trust by a public servant Criminal

conspiracy under section 120-B, cheating under section 420, forgery under sections 468 and 471

& fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act.[25]

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 8 February 2011,,granted bail on 29 November 2011.As

of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Charges-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Charges-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Charges-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-Charges-24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Anil_Dhirubhai_Ambani_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988


9/15

Asif Balwa(younger brother ofShahid Balwa) :

Designation Director, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables



& fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked underPrevention of Corruption Act Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 29 March 2011, granted bail on 28 November 2011.As of


Rajiv Agarwal :

Designation - Director, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables


conspiracy under section 120-B, cheating under section 420, forgery under sections 468 and

471, fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked underPrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 29 March 2011,granted bail on 28 November 2011.As of


Sharath Kumar

Designation Managing Director,Kalaignar TV



& fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked underPrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 20 May 2011,granted bail on 28 November 2011.As of


Ravi Ruia:

Designation - Vice Chairman,Essar Group

Charges - Criminal conspiracy under section 120 B & cheating under section 420 of Indian

Penal Code.

Status - Not taken into custody as yet.As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special

CBI Court.

Anshuman Ruia :

Designation - Diector,Essar Group


Penal Code.

Status - Not taken into custody as yet. As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special

CBI Court.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Ruiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Ruiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Ruiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwa


10/15

Vikas Saraf :

Designation - Director for strategy and planning, Essar Group


Penal Code.

Status - Not taken into custody as yet. As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in SpecialCBI Court.

IP Khaitan :

Designation - Promotor,Loop Telecom


Penal Code.

Status - Not taken into custody as yet.As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special

CBI Court

Kiran Khaitan :

Designation - Promotor,Loop Telecom


Penal Code.

Status - Not taken into custody as yet. As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special

CBI Court.

FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT PERSONS ACCUSED

Karim Morani :

Designation - (Promoter and Director, Cineyug Films)

Allegation - In the chargesheet filed by CBI the agency alleged that Karim Morani owned

Cineyug Films was a part of the circuitous route used by another accuse Shahid Balwato

transfer illegal gratification of 200crore(US$44 million) toKalaignar TVof which Kanimozhi,

was a director.According to the chargesheet,Shahid BalwaandVinod Goenka, promoters ofDB

Realtytransferred 209.25crore(US$46.04 million) to Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables of which

Shahid Balwa's younger brother Asif Balwa was a director.Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables then

transferred a sum of 200crore(US$44 million) to Cineyug Films whose promoter Karim Morani

transferred it toKalaignar TV



471, fabrication of evidence under section 193. Booked under thePrevention of Corruption Act

Status - Taken into custody by CBI on 30 May 2011,granted bail on 28 November 2011.As of

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaignar_TVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Code


11/15

CORPORATIONS ACCUSED

Companies named in the chargesheet filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Special court

and charges framed against them.

Unitech Wireless:




Status - As of February 2012, trial is being conducted in Special CBI Court.

Reliance Telecom:





Swan Telecom:





Other companies named in the chargesheet are:

Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd

Loop Mobile India Ltd

Essar Tele Holding

Essar(Parent group of Essar Tele Holding)

Media persons' dubious role

Main article :Radia tapes controversy

Media sources such asOPENandOutlookreported that two senior journalistsBarkha Dutt(Group EditorofNDTV) andVir Sanghvi(Editorial Director ofHindustan Times) knew that corporate lobbyistNira

Radiawas influencing the decisions of appointment of telecom minister. Radia wanted A Raja to be made

telecom minister.The two magazines made public the telephone conversations betweenNira

Radia,Barkha Dutt&Vir Sanghvi. Radia's phones were being tapped by Income Tax department. Critics

allege that Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi knew about nexus between government and the media industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Communicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Communicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_tapes_controversyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_tapes_controversyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_tapes_controversyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEN_(Indian_magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEN_(Indian_magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEN_(Indian_magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook_(magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook_(magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook_(magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Timeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Timeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Timeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nira_Radiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Timeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir_Sanghvihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTVhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkha_Dutthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook_(magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEN_(Indian_magazine)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_tapes_controversyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Communicationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_Corruption_Act,_1988http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Group


12/15

but still they supported this corrupt activity and suppressed news reporting the discovery of the corrupt

practice. However these people were not named as accused in the chargesheet filed by CBI.

Licenses quashed

On 2 February 2012Supreme Court of Indiaquashed all 122 spectrum licences granted during the tenure

of former communications minister A Raja. The allocation of 2G spectrum was described by Supreme

Court as "unconstitutional and arbitrary" The bench of Justice GS Singhvi &Justice AK Gangulyimposed

fine of 5crore(US$1.1 million) on Unitech Wireless, Swan telecom and Tata Teleservices and 50 lakh

(US$110,000) fine onLoop Telecom,S Tel, Allianz Infratech andSistema Shyam Tele Services Ltd. The

Supreme Court's ruling said the current licences will remain in place for four months, in which time the

government should decide fresh norms for issuing licences.

The Supreme Court said in its order that then telecom ministerA. Raja"wanted to favour somecompanies at the cost of the public exchequer" and listed seven steps he took to ensure this

happened. According to the Supreme Court of India the seven steps were :

1. After taking over as telecom minister, Raja directed that all applications received for UAS licences

should be kept pending till receipt of the Trai's recommendations.

2. The recommendations made by Trai on 28 August 2007, were not placed before the full Telecom

Commission which would have included the finance secretary. The notice of the meeting of the

Telecom Commission was not given to any of the non-permanent members though Trai's

recommendations for allocation of 2G spectrum had serious financial implications and it wastherefore necessary for DoT to take the finance ministry's opinion under the Government of India

(Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961.

3. The DoT officers who attended the Telecom Commission meeting held on 10 October 2007, had

no choice but to approve Trai's recommendations, since they would otherwise have "incurred"

Raja's "wrath".

4. Since Cabinet had approved recommendations made by the Group of Ministers, the DoT had to

discuss the issue of spectrum pricing with the finance ministry. But, since Raja knew that the

finance secretary had objected to the allocation of 2G spectrum at rates fixed in 2001, he did not

consult the finance minister or other officials.

5. Raja brushed aside the law minister's suggestion that the matter should be placed before the

empowered group of ministers. Also, within hours of the receipt of the suggestion made by the

PM in his letter dated 2 November 2007, that keeping in view the inadequacy of spectrum,

transparency and fairness should be maintained in allocation of the spectrum, Raja rejected it

saying that it would be unfair, discriminatory, arbitrary and capricious to auction spectrum to new
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asok_Kumar_Gangulyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asok_Kumar_Gangulyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asok_Kumar_Gangulyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asok_Kumar_Gangulyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India


13/15

applicants because it would not give them a level-playing field. He also introduced a cut-off date

of 25 September 2007, for considering applications though only the previous day a DoT press

release had said 1 October 2007, would be the last date. This arbitrary action of Raja "though

appears to be innocuous was actually intended to benefit some of the real estate firms who did

not have any experience in dealing with telecom services and who had made applications only

on 24 September 2007, i.e. one day before the cut-off date fixed by the C&IT minister on his

own".

6. The cut-off date of 25 September 2007, decided by Raja on 2 November 2007, was not made

public till 10 January 2008, and the first-come-first-served principle followed since 2003 was

changed by him at the last moment through a press release dated 10 January 2008. "This

enabled some of the applicants, who had access either to the minister or DoT officers, get bank

drafts prepared towards performance guarantee of about Rs 1,600 crore".

7. "The manner in which the exercise for grant of LoIs to the applicants was conducted on 10

January 2008 leaves no room for doubt that everything was stage managed to favour those whowere able to know in advance change in the implementation of the first-come-first-served policy."

As a result, some firms which had submitted applications in 2004 or 2006 were pushed down in

the priority and those who had applied between August and September 2007 succeeded.

TELECOM COMPANIES AFFECTED BY CANCELLATION OF LICENSES

The table below shows list of companies whose license were cancelled[186][187]

Name of company Parent group

Number of

licenses

cancelled

Uninor Joint venture betweenUnitech Groupof India andTelenorof

NorwayUnitech Group22

Sistema Shyam

TeleServices Limited,

nowMTS India

Joint venture between Shyam group of Indian and Sistema of

Russia

21

Loop Mobileformerly BPL

MobileOwned by Khaitan Holding Group 21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-185http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-185http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Shyam_TeleServices_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Shyam_TeleServices_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Shyam_TeleServices_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Mobilehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Shyam_TeleServices_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_Shyam_TeleServices_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-185http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam#cite_note-185


14/15

Name of company Parent group

Number of

licenses

cancelled

Videocon

Telecommunications

Limited

Owned byVideocongroup of India 21

Etisalat-DBJoint venture betweenSwan Telecomof India andEtisalatof

UAE15

Idea Cellular Aditya Birla GroupofIndia (49.05%),Axiata Group Berhadof

Malaysia (15%) &Providence Equity(10.6%)of USA13

S Tel

Joint venture betweenC Sivasankaranof India

andBatelcoof Bahrain. After the Supreme Court's

decisionBatelcosold its 42.7% stake toC

Sivasankarancompany Sky City Foundation Ltd. for $175

million

6

Tata Teleservices Owned byTata Groupof India 3

AFTER EFFECTS OF SUPREME COURT'S VERDICT

Batelco quits India-Batelco, the Bahrain telecommunications company holding 42.7% stake inS

Teldeclared that it has agreed to sell its entire holding to Indian partner Sky City Foundation Ltd for

65.8 million Bahraini dinar ($174.5 million).

Telenor dumps and sues Unitech- On 21 February 2012Telenor, majority stakeholder inUninor,

dumped its Indian partnerUnitechand sued it seeking indemnity and compensation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Birla_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Birla_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiata_Group_Berhadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiata_Group_Berhadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiata_Group_Berhadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Equity_Partnershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Equity_Partnershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Equity_Partnershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Tel#Aftermathhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Tel#Aftermathhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninor#Controversieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninor#Controversieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitech_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninor#Controversieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Tel#Aftermathhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Teleserviceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelcohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sivasankaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Telhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Equity_Partnershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiata_Group_Berhadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Birla_Grouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Cellularhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Telecomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videoconhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limitedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocon_Telecommunications_Limited


15/15

EtisalatsuesShahid BalwaandVinod Goenka- On 23 February 2012Etisalatof theEtasalat-DB

TelecomsuedShahid BalwaandVinod Goenka, promoters of its Indian partnerDB Realtyfor fraud

and misrepresentation.

RESPONSE TO SCAM

Opposition demandsJoint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)- As soon as the Indian media started

citingComptroller and Auditor General of India's report which pegged the loss at 1.76 lakh crore,

the Indian opposition parties unanimously demanded formation of Joint parliamentary committee

(JPC)to investigate 2G scam. However the Indian government rejected the demand of

opposition. Later when the winter session of parliament began on 9 November 2010, opposition

again pressed for(JPC)but once again the demand was rejected. The opposition's demand

for(JPC)gained further momentum whenComptroller and Auditor General of India's report was

tabled inParliamenton 16 November 2011. The opposition blocked parliament proceedings and

again pressed for JPC. With Govt again rejecting the demand there was logjam in parliament.

Speaker of the Lok Sabha,Meira Kumartried to break the logjam but her efforts didn't bear any

fruit. Finally the winter session of parliament concluded on 13 December 2010 . The plan was to

introduce 22 new bills, take up 23 pending bills for consideration and passing and withdraw three bills

but that didn't happen because the parliament was allowed to function for only 9 hours. In February

2011, after resisting the Opposition demand for over three months, the government finally agreed to

constitute aJoint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)to probe the 2G spectrum allocation issue. The

government announced it formally on 22 February 2011.

JayalalithaaccusesM. Karunanidhi- In early November 2010Jayalalithaaaccused the state chief

ministerM Karunanidhiof protectingA. Rajafrom corruption charges and called forA. Raja's

resignation. By mid NovemberA. Rajaresigned.

CAGissues show-cause notices - In mid November the comptrollerVinod Raiissued show-cause

notices to Unitech, S Tel, Loop Mobile, Datacom (Videocon), and Etisalat to respond to his assertion

that all of the 85 licenses granted to these companies did not have the up-front capital required at the

time of the application and were in other ways illegal. Some media sources have speculated that

these companies will receive large fines but not have their licenses revoked, as they are currently

providing some consumer service.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etisalathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etisalathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabhahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabhahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meira_Kumarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meira_Kumarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meira_Kumarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Raihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Raihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Raihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Raihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Rajahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Karunanidhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meira_Kumarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabhahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_parliamentary_committeehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Realtyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporation#Etisalat_.E2.80.93_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Telecommunications_Corporationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Goenkahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Balwahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etisalat

Documents

2g Specturm Scam