Auspi

Refarming blow: Telcos may have to shell out Rs 60,000 cr

The incumbent telecom operators claim they will lose Rs 60,000-70,000 crore if their 900 Mhz spectrum is taken away and they have to rebid

Despite Montek opposition will Cabinet charge spectrum fee?

In strongly worded letters both Montek Singh Ahluwalia and AUSPI, a lobby for CDMA service providers have objected to the EGoM's recommendation to charge a one-time fee for excess spectrum allocations.

Telecom lobbies battle over exit policy, excess spectrum

Even as telecom regulator is dusting up a new telecom policy, shadow-boxing continues on whether one needs an exit policy for the sector.

RCom, Tata cry foul as govt asks SC on legality of dual tech

Telecom companies using both GSM and CDMA technology are wondering why the government is asking the SC to decide on the legality of their licences.

COAI, AUSPI unable to ban bulk SMS, MMS on postpaid numbers

The telecom operator bodies have affirmed in their letter to the DoT that certain technical problems have limited the ban only to prepaid connections...

Mobile call rates to go up by 30 paise/minute

This certainly isn't good news for those who love spending long hours talking away on their cellphones. Mobile call rates are to jump by 30 paise per minute.

TRAI recommendations to hike tariff by 90p in metros, says PwC

Reports about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations