<p>Idea Cellular will bid in an upcoming auction of second-generation airwaves, a company source said on Friday, as the country's third biggest mobile phone carrier by revenue strives to restore its nationwide footprint.</p>.<p>Idea is set to lose seven of its permits after the Supreme Court order to revoke all licences awarded in a scandal-tainted process in 2008 and the auction is the last chance for the company to win them back.</p>.<p>"We are in the process of submitting our application," the source said, who declined to be named as the information was not public yet.</p>.<p>Friday is the deadline for companies to submit their application to participate in the auction, scheduled to start from November 12.</p>
<p>Idea Cellular will bid in an upcoming auction of second-generation airwaves, a company source said on Friday, as the country's third biggest mobile phone carrier by revenue strives to restore its nationwide footprint.</p>.<p>Idea is set to lose seven of its permits after the Supreme Court order to revoke all licences awarded in a scandal-tainted process in 2008 and the auction is the last chance for the company to win them back.</p>.<p>"We are in the process of submitting our application," the source said, who declined to be named as the information was not public yet.</p>.<p>Friday is the deadline for companies to submit their application to participate in the auction, scheduled to start from November 12.</p>