DoT looks to identify spectrum bands to allocate for private 5G networkOnce the department identifies spectrum for private networks, it will ask Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to give pricing for ...
19 Dec, 2022, 08.42 AM IST
Telcos send mixed signals on spectrum assignmentApart from clarity on spectrum assignment, telecom operators are unanimously seeking a Convergence Act for regulating various communication...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
Telcos to get key E-band wavesThe telcos - that will need to pay a spectrum usage charge on these airwaves - will bid at an auction or any other method of allocation tha...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
No direct 5G spectrum allocation to corporates, can take part in 5G auctions: MinistryThe communications ministry has also left it to the Cabinet to take the final calls on the reserve prices of 5G spectrum and on whether suc...
11 May, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
Jio, Airtel pay DoT Rs 2,307 crore for advance spectrum allotment"Jio has paid Rs 2,149.59 crore while Airtel has paid Rs 157.38 crore immediately, rather than in August/ September, 2021,” DoT said in a s...
17 Apr, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
TRAI to start consultation on 4G spectrum allocation to BSNL, MTNL soonThe Digital Communication Commission, apex decision making body at the Department of Telecom, has sought view of TRAI on demand of spectrum...
27 Mar, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
Auction winners’ wait for spectrum allocations may end soonDoT recently issued letters of intent to Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio, who all won airwaves in March, t...
08 Jun, 2015, 05.28 AM IST
Vodafone seeks spectrum urgently, validity extension by 6 months"Vodafone India has formally requested the DoT and regulator TRAI for immediate allotment of the 1800MHz spectrum, which it had won in auct...
10 Oct, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
DoT ready for final allocation of airwavesThe final allocation is expected within a week as process of swapping of frequencies between operators has been completed.
08 May, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
DoT may seek Trai views on spectrum allocation without auctionDoT may seek TRAI's views on the process to be adopted for allocation of spectrum to telecom operators without auction.
15 Aug, 2013, 10.55 AM IST
Vodafone asks DoT to allocate spectrum it won in November auctionThe DoT conducted an auction of airwaves in November after the Supreme Court cancelled 122 licences that were disputed in the 2G spectrum s...
04 Feb, 2013, 07.18 AM IST
- 'Subscriber-linked allocation for 2G-spectrum set to be reintroduced'
The subscriber-linked methodology to award second-generation (2G) spectrum or airwaves to telecom companies is set to make a comeback.
25 Nov, 2011, 06.35 PM IST
- A Raja pushed for airwaves allocation to Tata Tele, Uninor & Videocon against TRAI recommendation
The move also contradicted sector regulator TRAI's recommendation that airwaves be given first to existing operators in a circle.
18 Nov, 2010, 07.46 AM IST
- PMO dials telecom dept for update on 2G wait-list
Spectrum is the lifeline of all mobile phone companies, and this crunch is the primary reason behind deteriorating quality of services and ...
14 Oct, 2010, 02.53 AM IST
- DoT attempts to reverse Trai’s spectrum queue
THE telecom department has controversially attempted to reverse recommendations by sector regulator Trai and place new entrants first in qu...
13 Oct, 2010, 02.37 AM IST
- DoT tried to reverse TRAI's spectrum priority queue
The telecom department has controversially attempted to reverse recommendations by sector regulator TRAI and place new entrants like Tata D...
11 Oct, 2010, 06.29 AM IST
- DoT told to freeze extra 2G spectrum allocation
The panel has recommended that any additional spectrum for telecom companies should be allotted only through auctions.
18 Aug, 2009, 03.53 AM IST