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2G spectrum pricing had Chidambaram’s consent : Swamy
TT Correspondent |  |  23 Nov 2011

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday released a set of documents to prove that Union home minister P Chidambaram discussed with former telecom minister A Raja in may-June 2008 the issue of pricing of the 2G Spectrum at 2001 rates. 

Releasing finance ministry documents dated July 4, 2008, he told a press conference here that Chidambaram, then the finance minister, and Raja had agreed upon fixing the pricing of 2G spectrum. 

The documents also show that they discussed spectrum usage charge and also the pricing for 3G bandwidth. The new 2G licences were distributed in January, 2008 by Raja who is facing prosecution. 

"I am releasing these documents to demolish any argument that meeting between Chidambaram and Raja did not take place. There is no ambiguity (that they met)," said Swamy, a petitioner in the case on the multi-crore scam, who has sought making Chidambaram a co-accused. 

"It has been agreed that the base price of 2G spectrum shall be determined by taking the entry fee of Rs 1,650 crore determined in 2003-04 for pan-India operation of UASL licensees as a price of spectrum for 6.2 mhz of bandwidth.

    
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23 Nov 2011(IST)  
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