February 13th, 2020 3:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai to Stick With Proposed Prices for 5G Spectrum

Earlier this Wednesday, Trai strongly defended their spectrum pricing and especially noted that the pricing had been finalised after taking into the industry feedback. Trai stuck to their prices and said that it depends upon the interest of individual stakeholder and their decision whether they want to take part in the auction or not. After the announcement by Trai, minister of Telecom and IT Sanjay Dhotre mentioned the Rajya Sabha... Read More

February 12th, 2020 8:04 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Warns Users Not to Make Any Commercial Calls via Landline or Mobile Connection

Government-owned telecom operator BSNL has now warned users of not to make any commercial calls or SMS via their primary connection. According to BSNL, such unauthorised calls or SMSes may lead to usage restriction or blacklisting of that mobile number or landline connection. Even private telecom operators who are providing truly unlimited voice calls urge users not to make any commercial or marketing calls via their primary number. BSNL says... Read More

February 11th, 2020 8:00 PM 11 COMMENTS

5G Rollout in India Could Face Potential Delay Due to Coronavirus

While telecom operators in India are not interested in participating 5G spectrum auction, analysts now predict that the government itself will have a tough time in auctioning the 'costly' 5G spectrum. An ET Telecom report says the government will likely face difficulties in selling the 5G spectrum because of Coronavirus. A few months ago, the DoT approved all the vendors to participate in 5G trials in India, including Huawei. With... Read More

February 10th, 2020 3:09 PM 10 COMMENTS

Proposed 5G Spectrum Auction Will Not Generate Enough Income for the Government

The 5G spectrum sale will only generate Rs 10,000 crore as upfront payment according to Telecom Department officials, a figure far lower from government’s expectations as some of the major telcos are facing a financial crisis due to adverse AGR decision. This means next spectrum sale could bring only around Rs 35,000-40,000 crore overall against the Rs 5.86 lakh crore worth of airwaves that the government intends to put on... Read More

February 10th, 2020 11:59 AM 14 COMMENTS

Jio 1.5GB 4G Data Plans Start at Rs 199 and Offer Up to 365 Days Validity

There's no denying that Reliance Jio has dominated the Indian telecom market over the last three years with its affordable prepaid plans. Even after the latest tariff revision that happened in December 2019, Reliance Jio has the upper hand in the prepaid segment. For example, Jio is providing 1.5GB daily data with its prepaid plan of Rs 199, whereas incumbents like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are providing the same... Read More

February 8th, 2020 11:48 AM 43 COMMENTS

BSNL to Receive 4G Spectrum Starting April 1, Expansion to Happen in Next 19 Months

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL will be starting 4G expansion soon. The Central government announced 4G spectrum allocation for BSNL as part of the push to revive the public sector undertaking. “BSNL has been allotted 4G spectrum from April 1 and 4G technology will be implemented in 19 months,” Minister of State for Telecom Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre informed the Parliament. The development comes after the Central government assured... Read More

February 5th, 2020 6:36 PM 26 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Position ‘Remains Critical’ Says the UK-Based Telco

UK-based Vodafone, in its earnings release, said that the position of Vodafone Idea 'remains critical.' Ever since the AGR setback, Vodafone Idea has been seeking relief from the Indian government, but there is no proper response. As part of the dues, Vodafone Idea will have to furnish Rs 53,000 crore as license fee, interest, spectrum usage charges and penalty dues to DoT. Not only Vodafone Idea, but even Bharti Airtel... Read More

February 5th, 2020 3:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Question Government’s Budget Estimates for the Sector

Telecom operators and analysts say they are at a loss understanding Centre’s budgetary estimates for the current and upcoming fiscal year. They said the government is likely to miss this target as the numbers don’t add up if the adjusted gross revenue or AGR dues are not factored in. In its latest Union budget, the Central government upped its revenue from the telecom sector to Rs 58,989.64 crore in the... Read More

February 4th, 2020 2:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telcos, ILDOs Argue Over International Call Termination Revenue Sharing

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vodafone Idea sparred on Monday with ILDOs such Tata Communications and Spectra over revenue sharing of international call termination charges. In an open discussion on the issue of International Call Termination charges, Trai sought the view of stakeholders whether to continue fixed ITC regime or move on to a variable pricing mechanism. Several of the telecom operators argued for raising the ITC from... Read More

February 3rd, 2020 12:13 PM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and Other Telcos Might Only Have to Pay Principal for AGR Dues

In a new sigh of relief for the telecom companies, analysts have come out saying that the government might only ask for the principal amount from the telecom operators in the case of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues. The report comes from ET Telecom. According to an Axis Capital note, the budgetary estimates of the government come out to be Rs 1,330 billion which can be a great relief for... Read More

January 30th, 2020 1:37 PM 16 COMMENTS

BSNL Could Be Your Operator of Choice If You Want to Enjoy Up to 5GB Data Per Day

Out of all the telecom companies out there, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one operator, which has not hiked its priced even after all the other telcos did so. In late 2019, we saw all the private telecom companies in India, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio increase their tariffs by as much as 40%, but BSNL did not join this bandwagon. Now the BSNL prepaid plans retail... Read More

January 30th, 2020 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

ACT Broadband Plans Offering 1.5TB Extra Data and Heavy Savings on Netflix Subscription

The broadband plans in India have become more attractive over time for the subscribers. The more competition after the coming of JioFiber has increased the number of options available to the subscribers in the case of wired connections. A lot of these broadband service providers opt for bundled OTT apps in their plans to increase the attractiveness of their plans. For a very long time, Bharti Airtel was the one... Read More

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