India is set to witness fiercely competitive bidding in the forthcoming auctions for 3G and broadband wireless access spectrum as good number of players applied to participate in the bidding process.

Foreign players have however decided to stay away from the auctions.

The final list of players which have applied to participate in the 3G spectrum auction process include:

1)      Aircel Limited

2)      Bharti Airtel Limited

3)      Etisalat DB Telecom Private Limited

4)      Idea Cellular Limited

5)      Reliance Telecom Limited

6)      S Tel Private Limited

7)      Tata Teleservices Limited

8)      Vodafone Essar Limited

9)      Videocon Telecommunications Limited

The final list of players which have applied to participate in the BWA spectrum auction process include:

1)      Aircel Limited

2)      Augere (Mauritius) Limited

3)      Bharti Airtel Limited

4)      Idea Cellular Limited

5)      Infotel Broadband Services Private Limited

6)      Qualcomm Incorporated

7)      Reliance WiMax Limited

8)      Spice Internet Service Provider Private Limited

9)      Tata Communications Internet Services Limited

10)  Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited

11)  Vodafone Essar Limited