2G SPECTRUM SCAM
1. 2G Scam.
(a) 2G licenses issued to private telecom
players at throwaway prices in 2008.
(b) CAG: Spectrum scam has cost the
government Rs. 1.76 lakh crore.
(c) CAG: Rules and procedures flouted while
issuing licenses.
2. Charges on Former Telecom Minister, A
Raja.
(a) Cheap Telecom Licenses.
(i) Entry fee for spectrum licenses in
2008 pegged at 2001 prices.
(ii) Mobile subscriber base had shot up to
350 million in 2008 from 4 million in 2001.
(b) No
Procedures Followed.
(i) Rules changed after the game had begun.
(ii) Cut-off date for applications advanced
by a week.
(iii) Licenses issued on a
first-come-first-served basis.
(iv) No proper auction process followed, no
bids invited.
(v) Raja ignored advice of TRAI, Law
Ministry, Finance Ministry.
(vi) TRAI had recommended auctioning of
spectrum at market rates.