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EGoM decides to impose one-time fee on telcos with spectrum beyond 6.2 MHzEGoM on telecom decided to impose a one-time fee on mobile operators holding spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz.
- EGoM decision to impose a one-time fee on telcos may not stand test of legal scrutiny: GE Vahanvati
Vahanvati says EGoM failed to explain why it did not impose one-time fee for airwaves beyond 6.2 MHz limit retrospectively.
Telcom firms must pay for spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz: DoT to EGoMDoT has told FM headed panel of ministers that incumbent GSM operators must pay for excess spectrum they hold beyond the 6.2 MHz limit.
- Charge one-time fee on extra spectrum on prospective basis: DoT
In what could come as a relief to incumbent operators like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, the government is considering charging a one-time fe...
- DoT for a one-time fee for spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz
According to sources, the one-time spectrum fee would be charged beyond 6.2 MHz "from the date of allocation of spectrum".
- TRAI recommends six-fold hike in price of start-up 2G spectrum
Trai has also said that every Mhz of additional spectrum (on an all-India basis) beyond the contracted limit of 6.2 Mhz would cost a massiv...
- Spectrum beyond 6.2Mhz as per law: Bharti
Stung by TRAI's recommendation that mobile operators should pay a one-time charge for extra spectrum, Bharti Airtel has shot off another le...
- TRAI may call for auction of 2G spectrum over 6.2Mhz
TRAI is likely to recommend the auction route for distribution of 2G spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz to operators.
- DoT plans enhancement fee on spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz
The Department of Telecom (DoT)is planning to impose a one-time 2G spectrum enhancement fee on those operators holding radiowaves beyond 6....
- Spectrum: GSM players may have to cough up Rs 2K cr
Industry sources say that as per this methodology, all GSM players combined would be forced to shell out over Rs 2,000 crore for radio freq...
- CDMA players cite HC order to bolster spectrum claims
CDMA players have now approached the telecom regulator, finance ministry and the DoT claiming that the HC judgment also indicates that GSM ...
- DoT seeks PMOs nod to raise 2G spectrum usage charges for telcos
The DoT move implies that all telcos will have to pay higher spectrum usage charges, irrespective of the quantity they hold. Digital way of...
- 'No contractual obligation to allot more than 6.2 MHz spectrum'
The government on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that there was no “contractual agreement between the Centre and the telecom operators to al...
- No contractual obligation to give spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz: Raja
There was no "contractual agreement" between government and telecom operators to allot spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz, a move that could hurt GSM ...
- DoT set to ring in one-time entry fee for spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz
Existing operators with over 6.2 MHZ will also have to pay entry fee retrospectively.