Clean chit for Reliance Jio's free voice offerIncumbent telcos had complained that by offering services below the minimum interconnect rates of 14 paise a minute, Jio was violating the ...
17 Nov, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
Government working to address call drop issue: Manoj Sinha"There is improvement to some extent in this direction... there will improvement further in days to come", he told newspersons here.
13 Sep, 2016, 10.26 PM IST
COAI seeks meeting with PMO to discuss concerns over alleged Trai biasJio on Wedensday hit back at COAI saying that incumbent telcos were trying to sabotage its entry and called COAI acquisitions, frivolous an...
10 Aug, 2016, 06.27 PM IST
Purpose of spectrum auction was to maximise revenue & not consumer satisfaction"Spectrum sharing and trading rules are yet not in place as the government is not agreeing to expert body Trai’s recommendations."
30 Mar, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
Flat spectrum fee harmful to level-playing field: Reliance JioRJIL said that SUC terms are based on notice issued (NIA) for spectrum auctions based on which companies buy airwaves.
08 Jan, 2014, 08.07 PM IST
Unsold spectrum in most circles will strengthen govt’s case on refarmingThe reality that about 45% of the total airwaves that have been put up for sale may remain unsold after the ongoing auctions conclude is se...
13 Nov, 2012, 06.28 AM IST
- Telecom Commission to reconsider decision of spectrum redistribution
The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body of the communications ministry, will meet Wednesday to reconsider its recent recom...
30 Oct, 2012, 09.53 PM IST
- Give refarming details to EGoM: Telecom Department tells Trai
The telecom department has asked sector regulator Trai to provide a complete analysis on refarming to the panel of ministers headed by fina...
30 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Montek Singh Ahluwalia writes to FM P Chidambaram on refarming of 900 MHz spectrumIn his letter, Ahluwalia has made a case for greater debate and a possible re-think on refarming- a move that aims to redistribute the supe...
25 Oct, 2012, 09.54 PM IST
- Govt's spectrum pricing formula must strike a fine balance
The issue to be addressed is how level the playing field should be between incumbents and new entrants.
15 Oct, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
- EGoM defers decision on one-time spectrum fee
EGoM on telecom, headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram, decided to take up this issue after the outcome of the presidential reference in th...
25 Jul, 2012, 03.35 AM IST
Empowered ministers suffer from acute myopia on telecom spectrumThe EGoM should shed myopia and decide to put all available spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band up for auction and keep the reserve price low.
07 Jun, 2012, 01.51 PM IST
- New spectrum fee formula may cost government Rs 63,000 crore: AUSPI
AUSPI has said that Trai's new method of calculating annual spectrum fee may lead to a Rs 63,000 crore revenue loss.
05 Jun, 2012, 11.26 PM IST
Government plans to ask mobile phone companies to pay market rate for 2G wavesThe move will send shockwaves among existing operators as back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest these cos will have to shell out severa...
31 May, 2012, 01.51 AM IST
2G: Telcos can buy more spectrum; Vodafone, Airtel welcome moveSibal said telcos operating in the same region will be allowed to share 2G spectrum, and all future allocation of airwaves will only be thr...
16 Feb, 2012, 06.41 AM IST
- Telco chiefs including Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal, Reliance ADAG chairman Anil Ambani meet Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal
The country's top telecom chiefs met telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday to highlight the industry's concerns on key policy changes.
25 Jan, 2012, 04.19 AM IST
- DoT to seek cabinet approval before announcing key policy decisions
All spectrum-pricing issues are likely to be cleared by the Union Cabinet before the telecom department will announce them, officials aware...
12 Jan, 2012, 02.37 AM IST