spectrum

States favour uniform telecom network roll-out policy

A majority of states have agreed in-principle on a uniform policy for rolling out telecom infrastructure across the country, which will help improve the turnaround time in laying networks and lower its cost.

Apr 11, 2016, 21:38 PM IST

DoT to seek Cabinet nod to change norms to liberalise spectrum

The Department of Telecom is going to approach the Cabinet to seek its approval for change in policy to liberalise spectrum that were allocated to mobile service providers without auction.

Apr 05, 2016, 22:38 PM IST

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

Call drops in India much higher than global average: Survey

Much higher than the 2 percent acceptable call drops as prescribed by regulator Trai, the average rate in India stands at 4.73 percent as against the global standard of 3 percent, says a report.

Mar 10, 2016, 21:23 PM IST

BSNL in talks with Airtel for spectrum sharing deal

State-run BSNL is in preliminary discussions with the country's top operator Bharti Airtel for spectrum sharing in four circles and the deal is likely to be finalised by June.

Mar 10, 2016, 13:53 PM IST

Budget 2016: Service tax to be levied on transfer of spectrum

Providing clarity on spectrum trading deals, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said right to use spectrum and its subsequent transfer is a service which will attract service tax.

Feb 29, 2016, 21:32 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

High spectrum price can deter investments: Vodafone

Ahead of the biggest ever telecom spectrum auction in India, UK's Vodafone today warned that a high price for airwaves can hit investments in the country.

Feb 22, 2016, 23:52 PM IST

Don't take back spectrum from telcos if cap changes: TRAI

Telecom operators should not be asked to surrender excess spectrum if the maximum holding limit in a circle gets changed after allocation of the airwaves, telecom regulator TRAI Tuesday suggested to the government.

Feb 16, 2016, 21:21 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

2G scam: Cut-off date was fixed after due deliberations in DoT, says A Raja

Former Telecom Minister A Raja Tuesday said the decision to advance the cut-off date for accepting applications for grant of 2G spectrum licences was taken after due deliberations in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and not unilaterally by him.

Feb 02, 2016, 18:39 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

TRAI issues consultation paper for spectrum auction

Telecom regulator TRAI Thursday issued consultation paper for valuation and reserve price of spectrum in 7 bands including 700, 900 and 2100 megahertz for the next round of auctions.

Nov 26, 2015, 18:40 PM IST

Videocon Telecom to sell spectrum to Idea Cellualr for Rs 3,310 crore

Idea Cellular has entered into an agreement with Videocon Telecommunications for acquiring the rights to use the latter's spectrum for the telecom service areas of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (West) for Rs 3,310 crore through a spectrum trading agreement, a statement said here on Tuesday.

Nov 24, 2015, 22:32 PM IST