Telecom Spectrum

Spectrum trading: Telcos don't need govt nod, must notify deal in advance

Telecom operators met Trai Chairman Rahul Khullar yesterday to discuss the guidelines for the implementation of spectrum trading, which are expected to be released within a few days.<br /><br />

DoT asks Airtel, others to submit report on location based services

DoT said operators were asked to submit the compliance report with respect to accuracies achieved so far by them, which can be used as input for deciding the methodology of measurement and for preparing roadmap for implementation of the accuracies.<br /><br />

Will 900 mhz spectrum decide future role play in telecom industry?

As per earnest money deposits made by telecom companies last week, only three players will be bidding for 5 mhz spectrum pan India in each in the two spectrum bands. These are Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio.

Vodafone, RIL, prepare for spectrum battle, submit multi-crore guarantees

Vodafone has offered a bank guarantee of Rs 2,800 crore while RIL arm Reliance Jio, which owns a nationwide licence for high-speed 4G mobile phone networks, has put in a bank surety of Rs 2,600 crore.<br /><br />

Telcos overreacting to Reliance Jio entry in spectrum auction

The telecom market has improved significantly for incumbents in the last one year. Tariffs have risen, spectrum base price is reduced significantly, norms for mergers and acquisition will soon be liberalised so incumbents are already witnessing a reversal of fortunes.

EGoM okays M&A rules, merged entities to pay current mkt price for spectrum

In a merger, the resultant entity has to pay market rates for holding spectrum above 4.4 MHz that was allotted to the companies administratively at old rates.

January telecom spectrum auction can fetch govt Rs 48,000 crore

The Cabinet has approved recommendations made by the Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

Roaming charges: After Airtel, Vodafone gets Rs 100 cr fine for violating licence terms

The department of telecommunication has fined Vodafone Rs 100 crore for violating licence norms on the SLD service that allows roaming customers to be on local networks and thereby avoid paying roaming and STD charges.

2G scam: Court warns Niira Radia for evading questions

Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia was today warned by a Delhi court for "evading" questions relating to the 2G spectrum allocation case in which she is considered as a "sensitive" and "important" witness.

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.