August 27th, 2012 3:25 PM 38 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Extends 2G Spectrum Auction Deadline till January 11, 2013

India's Supreme Court today extends 2G Spectrum auction deadline till January 11, 2013 and allowed mobile service operators whose current licences are set to be revoked to operate their mobile services until January 18, 2013. It will be the big relief for the operators like MTS India (SSTL) and Uninor (as their current licenses are valid till September 7) which are serious to continue the services among all new operators... Read More

April 28th, 2012 1:11 PM 22 COMMENTS

Operators Says Call Rates May Up By 30 Percent, Govt Says Difficult to Predict

India's leading GSM mobile service providers - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Uninor and Videocon who are unhappy with the TRAI’s recommendations on spectrum, warned that high spectrum costs would lead to a 25-30% hike in call rates. While Government said it is difficult to predict likely changes in call rates of mobile telephones in the wake of cancellation of 122 licenses as per Supreme Court verdict. This is because,... Read More

April 24th, 2012 11:29 AM 56 COMMENTS

Mobile Operators Opposes TRAI’s High 2G Auction Base Price, Call Rates May Rise upto Rs.5 Per Min

After burning hands in the 2G and 3G spectrum allocation, India's Mobile service operators are now standing more to lose. Most of operators have opposed sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recommendations of a base price for auction of 2G spectrum that is higher than the 3G price set in 2010. TRAI's move may also hurt Uninor (Telenor) and MTS India (Sistema Shyam Teleservices) which had lost 2G... Read More

April 23rd, 2012 6:41 PM 77 COMMENTS

TRAI Sets 2G Spectrum Reserve Price Higher Than 3G

India's telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finally today proposed a base price for auction of 2G spectrum that is 7th time higher than the 3G auction price of 2010. The value of 2G spectrum has been pegged at Rs 7 lakh crore. According to TRAI's recommendation, For the the 900 mega hertz band (2G) a base price at Rs 7000 crore, which is twice the base price... Read More

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