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Anupam Sharma January 31st, 2022 4:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Semiconductor Production in India Will Witness a Boost with Government’s Investments

The shortage of semiconductors in the year 2021-2022 led to the closure or resulted in a massive decline in the production of many firms from multiple industries. The report comes in from Economic Survey, which also says that the government’s decision to allocate Rs 76,000 crore outlay for semiconductors and display manufacturing segment will help boost their production in the country. According to the survey, the government’s decision to enhance... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 27th, 2022 7:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Pursues Maharashtra Government for Aid in Deployment of Aerial OFC Network in Pune

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the Indian non-governmental industry body of telecom operators of India has asked for aid from the Maharashtra Government to evade the network outages in the city of Pune. The issue arises as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued letters/notices to TSPs and cable TV operators demanding payment of charges for the regularization of aerial OFCs within its municipal limits. It is to... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 13th, 2022 7:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Applauds the Notification of RoW Policy by Karnataka Government

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which is the leading representative body for the Indian telecommunications industry, has shown appreciation for the notification of the RoW Policy on Urban Municipal Corporation by the Government of Karnataka. The new bylaws will be applicable to all city areas, Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils, Town Panchayats and areas under the Jurisdiction of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The policy includes telecom towers as... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 12th, 2022 1:49 AM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Not a Business Interest for the Government

Vodafone Idea (Vi) opted for the conversion of deferred interest debt into equity for the government. Post conversion, the company said govt might own 35.8% of the company, which would be more than that what each of the current promoters, including the Aditya Birla Group (17.8%) and the Vodafone Group Plc (27.66%), would hold. While many are concerned about this move as the government will have the biggest voting shares.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 11th, 2022 7:49 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Might Get Another Relief Package from the Government

It hasn’t been long since the last relief package of Rs 70,000 crore was announced for the state-run telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Now, at the dawn of 2022, the government is mulling about another relief package for the telco. As per a FinancialExpress report, preliminary talks between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and BSNL officials regarding the same have already started. What Will Be the New Relief... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 7th, 2022 12:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Will Not Convert Deferred Interest Dues Into Equity for Government

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has confirmed that it won’t be converting the deferred interest dues into equity for the government. In a regulatory filing on Friday, Airtel said that it had communicated its decision to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) about the same. The decision seems logical given that Bharti Airtel has already received huge ease in cash flow as the DoT returned the bank guarantees (BGs) on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 10th, 2021 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi Want This From the Government Now

Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have benefited from the recent tariff hikes and the relief measures announced by the government. But things haven’t ended here for the telos. For 5G to become a reality, the telcos need to do more work and get more cash in hand so that they can be ready for more aggressive network investments. There are two things that both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 9th, 2021 6:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

IMC 2021: Telcos, Government Express Importance of 5G

The telecom operators of the country, along with the government, have expressed the importance of the role that 5G will play in India. In the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2021 event jointly organised by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), K Rajaraman, Chairman DCC & Secretary, DoT, said, India wants to achieve self-reliance when it comes to network technologies, especially 5G. At the... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 29th, 2021 11:23 AM 7 COMMENTS

Government Has to Reduce 5G Spectrum Base Price by 60-70%: COAI

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has requested to reduce the base price of 5G airwaves by 60-70% in a letter sent to the government. According to an ET Telecom report, the letter sent a week ago claims that reducing cost will help the telecom service providers make better participation, failing which not many takers would be there for the airwaves. The 5G spectrum auctions are expected to be... Read More

Chakri K November 24th, 2021 10:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Government Sets Up Committee for Clearance Of Satellite Networks

The Indian government has set up a committee for a single-window clearance platform for all networks that are based on satellite. This was claimed by K. Rajaraman, the secretary of DoT (Department of Telecommunications). While talking in a virtual satcom summit hosted by the Broadband India Forum (BIF), he said that to enable faster decision making, an apex committee with responsibilities from the Department Space, the Telecom Engineering Centre, Ministry... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 2nd, 2021 11:57 AM 7 COMMENTS

5Gi Is What Indian Telcos Should Go Ahead With Believes Government

The Indian government is of the opinion that the telecom operators in the country should go ahead with the 5Gi standard developed by the TSDSI. However, the telcos have vocally opposed the opinion of the government in the past. This is because the 5Gi standard would add to the cost of the network deployment and will also slow down network rollout times. Further, Indians might also see increased prices of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 26th, 2021 1:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

ISpA Wants Government to offer Subsidy to Satcom Services

The Indian government had earlier announced the BharatNet initiative to bridge the digital divide that exists between the rural and urban parts of the country. In view of that, the Indian Space Association (ISpA) wants the government to extend the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) subsidy for satellite broadband services. Jayant Patil, ISpA Chairman, told ET Telecom that offering USOF subsidy to the satellite broadband services is a wonderful opportunity... Read More