Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications return spectrum in 1800 Mhz band to telecom departmentThe buyout of Reliance Communications’ spectrum assets will take Jio’s countrywide airwave holdings to 1,106 units, surpassing Airtel’s 108...
16 Jun, 2018, 08.38 AM IST
RCom spectrum buy to help Jio close gap with Voda-Idea, AirtelArmed with RCom’s airwaves, Jio may garner 23.6% of the spectrum market share, compared with Airtel’s 23.5% and the Idea-Vodafone India ent...
01 Jun, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
DoT extends payment tenure, eases spectrum holding capsThe DoT has also amended spectrum holding limit of telecom operators as per the cabinet decision, which will provide exit route for loss-ma...
19 Mar, 2018, 11.03 PM IST
Idea, Bharti Airtel, RCom gain up to 4% as TC relaxes spectrum capThe move is expected to give boost to mergers and acquisitions and spectrum sale.
10 Jan, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Jio to benefit the most as Telecom panel eases spectrum limit: ExpertsCurrent government rules bar any merged entity from holding more than 25% of the spectrum allocated in a service area or circle, and over 5...
10 Jan, 2018, 06.33 AM IST
Telecom Commission clears relaxing spectrum holding limitsThe Telecom Commission has approved the TRAI's recommendations removing 50% cap on intra-band spectrum holdings of carriers post merger.
09 Jan, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Trai for lowering cap on spectrum holdingThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also suggested that the overall cap on holding spectrum should be raised from the curr...
22 Nov, 2017, 01.03 AM IST
Airtel may buy Aircel 4G airwaves for Rs 3,800 crore; deal to close gap with Reliance JioThe deal to buy Aircel’s 4G spectrum in the 2300 MHz frequency band in eight circles is expected to be finalised by March-end, said two per...
28 Jan, 2016, 12.40 AM IST
Trai Open House on spectrum pricing on January 4Trai will conduct an Open House in Delhi on the potential valuation and reserve price of airwaves across the 700 Mhz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 180...
29 Dec, 2015, 02.33 AM IST
Telecom Commission to change bandwidth calculation formula allowing telcos to hold more airwavesCurrently, operators can share and trade spectrum so long as the resultant pool of airwaves is not beyond 25% of the total airwaves allocat...
20 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government to consider relaxing spectrum capsThe government is considering changing the formula for calculating the total bandwidth in a circle, a move that will effectively relax spec...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.55 AM IST
Cabinet approves telecoms spectrum trading by mobile operators"The ownership right will be of government of India. That right of trade he can trade with someone else fully between two service providers...
10 Sep, 2015, 02.17 AM IST
Vodafone, Airtel users may face service glitch as telcos miss deadline to re-configure networksWhile seeking six months of additional time, telcos had warned that eight-month delay in the allocation of bandwidth, which they had won in...
29 Oct, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
Airtel, Vodafone may aim aggressive regional bidding for 3G airwaves, says reportDemand for data spectrum is set to drive bandwidth auctions with top telcos likely to bid aggressively to boost their airwave holdings in r...
29 Oct, 2014, 02.29 AM IST
EGoM defers decision on spectrum refarmingTelecom Minister Kapil Sibal said EGoM deferred a decision on the contentious spectrum refarming issue as "there wasn't enough time."
18 Oct, 2012, 07.49 PM IST
- DoT rejects RCOM plea for additional spectrum
The telecom department has rejected Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communication’s demands for additional second-generation airwaves for its...
12 Jan, 2011, 06.04 AM IST
- GSM players up the ante against dual licence-holders
Incumbent GSM operators - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular - have upped the ante against dual licence holders Reliance Commu...
23 Dec, 2009, 11.03 AM IST