Spectrum Charges

Telecom tribunal grants partial stay on Rs 8,300 cr DoT demand from Bharti Airtel for Tata Teleservices merger

The telecom tribunal has directed "the concerned authorities of the Union of India to take the merger of two companies and licence on record"

Tata Tele merger: DoT seeks Rs 7,200-cr bank guarantee from Airtel; takeover to bolster telco's spectrum pool

The merger will be taken on record after Airtel submits bank guarantee of about Rs 6,000 crore for one-time spectrum charges and another Rs 1,200 crore for the spectrum that would be acquired from TTSL.

Idea-Vodafone merger may not meet 30 June deadline as DoT readies fresh demand of Rs 4,700 cr

Both Idea and Vodafone were expecting the merger deal to create India's largest telecom company to be completed by 30 June, 2018.

Telcos differ on uniform annual spectrum charges

In fresh sparring among telecom players, major differences have emerged in the industry over the government's proposal to impose uniform annual spectrum charges at reduced rate of 4.5 per cent on all players over revenue earned by them from telephony services.

Supreme court questions government on plans to hike spectrum charges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government if it was seeking to hike the spectrum usage charge of one percent of the annual gross revenue of telecom companies for 4G services and if it had the powers to do so.

BSNL, Airtel and other telcos owe govt over Rs 30,000 cr

Airtel chief predicts rising mobile tariffs, if spectrum is charged

TRAI's decision about one-time fee for additional spectrum consumed by operators has been making rounds ...