Govt takes Rs 12,489 crore hit as telcos understate revenue: CAG
Adjustment of one-time entry fee paid by telecom companies whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court against the spectrum price they paid in 2012-13 deprived national exchequer of Rs 5,476.3 crore, a CAG report tabled in Parliament said Friday.
Mar 11, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
DoT to start spectrum auction by June-July
Department of Telecom is likely to formulate its views on TRAI recommendations on spectrum pricing by March and commence auction by June-July, a top official said Wednesday.
Feb 24, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
GSMA wants govt to price spectrum 'reasonably'
Expressing concern over high base price for spectrum as recommended by regulator Trai, global telecom body GSM Association Tuesday said the government should keep it at "a reasonable level" to achieve the objective of Digital India.
Feb 02, 2016, 23:09 PM IST
No plausible reason to revise spectrum cap: TRAI
Sectoral regulator TRAI Wednesday recommended that there is no "plausible reason" to change present restrictions on overall spectrum holding and in a frequency band.
Jan 27, 2016, 23:28 PM IST
TRAI recommends Rs 11,485 cr/Mhz rate for premium 700 Mhz band
This rate for the next round of auction, is the highest rate for any telecom frequency band, even as leading operators have sought holding back sale of the radiowaves in this band.
Jan 27, 2016, 20:06 PM IST
DoT spectrum revenue this fiscal may top Rs 49,000-cr mark
Even in the absence of a spectrum auction in the current fiscal, the Department of Telecom (DoT) is all set to earn a revenue of over Rs 49,000 crore, exceeding the budgeted target by about Rs 6,000 crore.
Jan 24, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
DoT unlikely to hold spectrum auction this fiscal
The government had pegged revenue from communication services, that include upfront realisation from spectrum sale and licence fee, at Rs 42,865.62 crore for the current fiscal.
Nov 22, 2015, 12:25 PM IST
Spectrum trading may curb excessive bidding in auction: Fitch
Ability of telecom operators to trade spectrum may curtail excessive bidding in future auctions, credit rating agency Fitch said Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015, 19:25 PM IST
Surplus spectrum given as per govt policy: Ex-Telecom Secy
Former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, who was chargesheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case, today told a Delhi court that his decision to give surplus radio waves was in line of the government policy and no criminal offence was committed by him.
Aug 18, 2015, 17:56 PM IST
Deparement of Telecom speeds up spectrum allocation, issues LoI
"As of now, we are expediting to allocate the spectrum which has already been auctioned this year...The Letter of Intent has been issued to all," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told PTI.
Jun 15, 2015, 13:43 PM IST
Roadmap for future auctions will be disclosed in advance: Govt
The government will disclose in advance the roadmap for spectrum auction in future, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
May 14, 2015, 19:56 PM IST
Increased spectrum availability would lower call drops: Pradhan
Government on Friday said the increased availability of spectrum would address the issue of call drops and improve quality of services as it envisaged the possibility of free talk time being available over the 4G platform.
Apr 24, 2015, 19:07 PM IST
Telecom Commission sends back spectrum sharing/trading norms to Trai
Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) on Wednesday decided to send back Trai proposals on spectrum sharing and trading guidelines as it seeks more clarification on certain issues.
Apr 22, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
Govt gets Rs 32,300 cr upfront payment from spectrum sale
The government has received a total upfront payment of over Rs 32,300 crore from telecom players against the spectrum sold during the March auction, well above the minimum outstanding due of Rs 28,835.34 crore.
Apr 12, 2015, 12:58 PM IST
Spectrum auction: Govt receives all upfront amount of Rs 28,872 cr
Telecom companies have paid the entire upfront money of about Rs 28,872 crore to the government for the airwaves they acquired during the last month's auction.
Apr 09, 2015, 18:48 PM IST
Telcos pay Rs 10,808 crore, help govt keep fiscal deficit in check
Successful spectrum bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Idea, have made Rs 10,808 crore towards upfront payments, helping the government meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent for 2014-15.
Mar 31, 2015, 19:56 PM IST
Airtel, Idea, Vodafone partly pay their upfront amount
Successful spectrum bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone, have made over Rs 7,000 crore towards upfront payments -- a move that will help the government narrow its fiscal deficit target for the fiscal ending on Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
Telcos may hike mobile rates to recover spectrum cost: Moody's
Indian telecom operators are expected to gradually increase rates to recover Rs 1.1 lakh crore they bid for spectrum in the auction that concluded last week, Moody's said on Monday.
Mar 30, 2015, 16:19 PM IST
Airtel, RCom gain capability for 4G service across country
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications (RCom) have gained capability to provide 4G services across the country as they bagged requisite spectrum in the concluded spectrum auction.
Mar 27, 2015, 22:44 PM IST
