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Chakri K February 18th, 2020 8:10 PM 6 COMMENTS

5G in India: DoT Schedules Meeting With Telcos and Equipment Makers to Discuss Roadmap for Trials

We are into the second month of 2020 and there is no update on when the 5G spectrum auction will happen. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is constantly pushing telecom operators to conduct 5G field trials in the country. A new ET Telecom report now says that the DoT will meet telcos and telecom gear makers on February 20 to discuss the roadmap for conducting 5G field trials in... Read More

Chakri K February 18th, 2020 3:56 PM 56 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Rejects Proposal of Vodafone Idea to Pay Part of AGR Dues, Company on the brink of Collapse

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Vodafone Idea’s proposal to pay part of their adjusted gross revenue dues and direct government not to take any coercive action against it. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Vodafone Idea said they are willing to pay Rs 2,500 crore today and another 1,000 crore by Friday, and the government shouldn’t pursue any forcible action against them. He also urged that the bank guarantees... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 17th, 2020 2:00 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Willing to Pay a Total of Rs 3,500 Crore Before February 21 for AGR Dues

The biggest hurdle for the telecom companies right now happens to be the pending AGR dues which the telecom operators had to pay in the past few days. The telecom companies happen to be in the process of calculating how much dues they have to pay in the coming days. In this new development, as per ET Telecom, Vodafone Idea has said that it is currently capable of paying Rs... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 14th, 2020 6:33 PM 35 COMMENTS

Telcos Might Raise Tariffs in Coming Days After Paying AGR Dues

The Apex legal body Supreme Court ordered all the telcos to pay their AGR dues by 16th March. As per the report of Acuite Ratings and Research limited, settlement of AGR dues will result in operational inefficiency in telecom companies especially Vodafone Idea which will push them to increase their tariffs by 20 or 25 %. On the announcement, Suman Chowdhury, President of Acuite Ratings and Research limited noted that... Read More

Chakri K February 14th, 2020 5:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Demands Sizeable AGR Dues from Telcos After Delay in Payment

On Friday, the Supreme Court addressed the government and telecom companies for not accepting the court orders regarding the recovery of AGR dues which amounted to Rs 1.47 Lakh Crores from all telecom companies. The Spire legal body directed all the telcos to pay a sizeable amount of their statutory dues by Friday. As per the effect of the statement by the supreme court, telcos like Vodafone Idea faced trouble... Read More

Chakri K February 13th, 2020 7:16 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Slips to 3rd Position in Terms of Subscriber Base, ARPU Increased to Rs 109 in Q3 FY20

Vodafone Idea Limited has finally released financial and operational results for the quarter that ended on December 31, 2019. Similar to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea's overall 4G user base saw an increase of 8.3 million in the quarter to 104.2 million. However, the telco has slipped to the third position below Bharti Airtel with an overall subscriber base of just 304 million. Reliance Jio is currently the largest telecom operator... Read More

Arpit Sharma 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

Arpit Sharma 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

Chakri K 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

Chakri K 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

Chakri K 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

Chakri K 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