Satcom companies urge DoT for quick spectrum allotmentThe satcom industry is urging the DoT to expedite provisional satellite spectrum allocation, enabling Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES ...
24 Apr, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
Telcos shunning authorisation regime may be denied spectrumTelecom operators may be barred from future spectrum auctions if they do not shift to the new authorisation regime, as per the draft spectr...
07 Feb, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Jio seeks revised consultation paper as it ignores level-playing field for spectrum allocationReliance Jio has urged Trai to revise its consultation paper on spectrum allocation for satellite communication, emphasiing the need for a ...
07 Oct, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
SC registrar refuses to accept govt's plea for allowing administrative allocation of spectrumThe registrar said the government was seeking a review of the 2012 order "in the guise" of seeking clarifications and said the move was "mi...
01 May, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Allow non-auction spectrum allocation in certain situations: Centre's plea in Supreme CourtMeanwhile, the government, in the Telecommunications Bill 2023 tabled in Parliament on Monday, said administrative assignment of spectrum w...
19 Dec, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
War over satcom spectrum allotment escalatesThey said that trying to shoehorn the satellite service model into the “same service same rule” narrative is not only misguided but even ri...
24 Jun, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Starlink, Amazon red-flag satellite spectrum auctionStarlink and Amazon, along with Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Canada's Telesat, have told the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)...
03 Jun, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
DoT issues rules for surrender of administratively allotted spectrumAs per the guidelines for surrender of administratively assigned spectrum, with access service authorisation, issued on Friday, the DoT sai...
11 Nov, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Jio vs Airtel, satcom firms on auctioning satellite broadband spectrumGlobal satellite services providers and telco, Airtel, in their submissions to the telecom regulator, though, have strongly backed allocati...
22 Dec, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
DoT approaches Trai on review of spectrum caps for telecom companiesIn its letter, the DoT has asked Trai to provide views on whether existing applicable band-wise spectrum cap of 50 % of total spectrum assi...
05 Oct, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
Leading telcos against auction of 700 Mhz band for nowAirtel and Idea have asked Trai not to auction the premium 700 Mhz band until enough devices are available for services that are to be prov...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.16 PM 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
Department of Telecom decides not to increase existing spectrum capsThe move could be a big dampener for sharing and trading deals as two big telecom players in a circle will not be able to share or trade sp...
21 Oct, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Count unallocated spectrum in deciding limit: Trai to DoTDoT had asked TRAI to give its opinion on reply sought by the Supreme Court in a matter related to a telecom operator that participated in ...
02 Jul, 2015, 11.23 PM 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
Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in MumbaiBharti Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in Mumbai service area as the company has marginally crossed maximum airwaves
13 Aug, 2014, 07.45 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