May 15th, 2015 7:23 PM 1 COMMENTS

Auctions will be held on time, there is no scarcity of spectrum, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

While speaking to press on the successful completion of spectrum auctions, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ensured that all the auctions to be held in future will be transparent and done in a timely manner, providing enough time for the industry to prepare well in advance. He also denied the rumors that the spectrum is scarce. "We ensured the defence vacated spectrum and proved the rumors of spectrum being scarce... Read More

January 16th, 2015 4:08 AM 2 COMMENTS

Spectrum price issue: TRAI returns clarifications sought by Telecom Commission without any change

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday returned the clarifications sought by the Telecom Commission and kept the base price of 3G spectrum unchanged at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz stating all spectrum in 2100 MHz band. In its reply, TRAI said that it stands by its pricing of 3G spectrum at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz and that it would be auctioned on February 25. A week ago, the... Read More

October 31st, 2014 6:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

Operators request to postpone the next spectrum auction

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance have sent a joint letter to the Telecommunication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the next spectrum auction till sufficient spectrum across bands are available for sale. Bharti Airtel currently holds 900 MHz in 13 non-metro circles. Vodafone and Idea have 900 Mhz spectrum in 9 non-metro service areas. All the 9 non-metro spectrums of India and six spectrums each of Airtel... Read More

October 28th, 2014 6:48 PM 5 COMMENTS

Government to speed up telecom sector reforms

The Indian Government is trying to speed up the reforms it has planned for the telecom sector before the spectrum auction takes place in February 2015. It wants to clear the proposal of spectrum trading and sharing as soon as possible in order to set a positive tone for the next auction. Telecom operators currently are allowed to share only passive infrastructure like mobile towers which helps them in reducing operational... Read More

October 26th, 2014 5:47 PM 22 COMMENTS

Will customers end up paying for the spectrum auction in terms of higher tariffs?

We may soon see a price increase in our regular cellular tariffs, warned the telecom operators across India. The spectrum auction and the price reserved for the same will be a huge amount and covering the current debts with the new debts will be a head scratcher for the operators! "This increasing debt load will place increasing margin pressures on operators due to higher interest expenses," said Rajan S Mathews, director general at the Cellular... Read More

October 16th, 2014 1:38 PM 13 COMMENTS

TRAI chalks out well defined guidelines for the upcoming Spectrum Auction

Department of Telecommunications (DoT)  has issued a new notice that communicates the need for some of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to renew their licences which are set to expire in December and early 2016. DoT has already sent TRAI its recommendations on setting the reserve prices for all the service areas auctioned. This auction will be extremely crucial for the Telcos as they have to win back the spectrum... Read More

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