Don't you mean the Storm 2 9500 (same that Vodafone has) since its HSDPA uses 2100Mhz bands – the North American “3G” that US has duped many to have faith in, until recently, is CDMA 1XEV-DO which is NOT compatible with India.

3G 2100 BSNL / MTNL
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

From your sourced link:
“Seven companies submitted winning bids for a total of 71 licenses, pledging to pay 509 billion rupees ($10.9 billion). The auction results will also determine the price two state-owned phone companies, MTNL and BSNL, will pay for spectrum they have already been allotted.

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Bharti AirTel, which is India’s biggest cellphone company and recently signed a deal to buy a large African mobile operation, spent the most for the spectrum, bidding $2.6 billion for airwaves in 13 regions. Another big Indian company, Reliance Communications, bid $1.8 billion for airwaves in 13 regions.”