Cellular Operators Association Of India

AGR woes: No case for differential treatment to PSUs on statutory dues matter, says telecom industry body

Industry body COAI said on Wednesday that AGR formula being applied on mobile operators should be applicable on all other categories of telecom licences and there can be no differential treatment for relevant PSUs in this regard

Union Budget 2020-21: COAI raises AGR issue, seeks cut in levies at meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman

Amid mounting financial woes of the telecom sector, industry body COAI raised the issue of adjusted gross revenue and sought cut in levies like licence fee and spectrum usage charges during a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday

Telcos propose TRAI to regulate data tariff by fixing minimum price; say fierce competition makes it difficult to decide

COAI in a letter to TRAI said that Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have agreed that data tariffs should be regulated, a move which was vehemently opposed by the industry players in the past

AGR debate: Did telcos keep shareholders in dark about potential impact on their finances and fail to make provisions?

Even when telcos stopped paying their share under the AGR and litigation began, the industry’s gross revenue was growing rapidly between 2004 and 2015

SC verdict on AGR: COAI warns of telecoms sector catastrophe; says Airtel, Vodafone Idea will face 'unprecedented crisis'

India’s telecoms sector and leading players Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will face an “unprecedented crisis” if the government refuses to relax its demand for $13 billion in outstanding dues, a lobby group says

COAI urges govt panel to prioritise AGR issue, suggests relief measures within 60 days

Industry body COAI on Tuesday urged the newly constituted panel of secretaries to prescribe immediate relief measures to address the AGR issue first, given the "urgency of situation"

Govt's proposed base price for 5G spectrum is too high, will affect 5G adoption: COAI

The proposed auction price will be a "serious impediment" to the uptake of 5G in India, said Rajan Mathews,

Drop in mobile subscriber numbers in March not worrisome, says telecom regulatory body COAI

Industry body COAI said Wednesday that not too much should be read into the drop in mobile subscriber numbers for March, as the reduced numbers are a result of consolidation of multiple, unused SIMs and weeding out of low-usage connections by operators

TRAI consultation on OTT regulation: OTT shouldn't be regulated say some, while telcos call for sharing of infrastructure investment

A consultation took place to discuss if the services provided by the OTT players and TSPs are substitutable, then should OTT services also have the same licensing norms as the telcos

COAI says new govt post elections should set out clear roadmap for resolution of issues plaguing telecom sector

COAI rued that revenue continues to remain under pressure for the telecom industry saddled with high debt