The government will get Rs 43,011 crore (Rs 430.11 billion) if all the spectrum is sold at at the base price in the auction, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said on Friday.
The government has announced starting auction in March for 2G spectrum that remained unsold in November auction.
Also, spectrum held by existing operators Airtel, Vodafone and Loop Mobile through licences that are due for renewal in 2014 will also be auctioned.
"The estimated realisation from this auction assuming that all spectrum put to auction is sold at the reserve price is of Rs 43,011 crore," Deora said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
In the second round of auction, the government will put unsold GSM spectrum in 1800 Mhz band and airwaves held by telecom licences in 900 Mhz band that is coming for renewal starting 2014