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Second, a telco may have to pay additional taxes on the revenue derived from traded spectrum over and canada goose coats above the existing spectrum charges. Third, a seller will have to pay an additional 1% fee on the traded spectrum’s market value. Finally, the inability of telcos to trade cheaper spectrum acquired before 2010 unless paid for equal to canada goose clearance an auction determined market value is also a dampener. Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL, BBB /Stable) telecom subsidiary, Jio, which is canada goose rumoured to launch its 4G services in December 2015, could acquire 800MHz spectrum Canada Goose Jackets to provide better indoor coverage, as it owns spectrum in 800MHz only in 10 circles and higher bandwidth spectrum of 2300MHz/1800MHz in the rest of the Indian circles. 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