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Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 4:12 PM 7 COMMENTS

TRAI Has Not Recommended Enough Price Cut for 5G Airwaves: Opinion

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently came out with recommendations for the 5G spectrum auctions. The regulatory body recommended a price cut on spectrum bands. But the interesting thing to note here is that the price cut was done keeping in mind a period of 20 years. However, when 30 years are considered, the reserve price recommendations are higher than what the industry would have expected. The industry... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 12:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Won’t Need to Bid Heavily for C-Band Spectrum

All the private telecom operators in India are going to benefit from the fact that there are fewer players participating in the spectrum auction for the C-band spectrum. In the pre-Jio era, there were many operators fighting for a limited quantum of the spectrum, which resulted in bidding wars. But this time, there are only three private telcos, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), who will be... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2022 8:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction: TRAI Recommends 40% Cut in Spectrum Pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended including airwaves in the following spectrum bands in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction — 526-698 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300- 3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz. The regulatory body said that all the spectrum unsold in the previous auction will also be made available to the telcos in the 5G auction.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 10th, 2022 2:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Satcom vs Telecom in India: Whom Should Govt Support? Let’s Talk

The satellite communications (satcom) industry and the telecom industry are at odds about how the government should give spectrum to the communication service providers (CSPs). In 2022, for the first time, the spectrum will also be sought by private satcom players. Thus, the telecom operators aren’t the only ones who will be competing for the scarce airwaves. Satcom companies believe that global practice should be followed, and the spectrum should... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 8th, 2022 8:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Emphasise on Same Service, Same Rules to Thrive

Telecom operators of India have strongly restated the need for the adoption of the same rules and same service for the allocation of spectrum to space broadband providers. They emphasised the fact that any move to award airwaves for free would be arbitrary and it is also necessary for the centre to consider the administrative allocation of the radio waves to the telcos. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI),... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 8th, 2022 8:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Working With Other Bodies to Come Up With New Spectrum Law

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working with the ministry of defence, department of space, and ministry of home affairs to come up with a new law that will determine how the allotment of the spectrum will be done for several government and defence purposes. There’s an inherent need for clarity around spectrum allotment in the minds of the policymakers because the Supreme Court had asked the spectrum to be... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 7th, 2022 8:46 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI Removes USSD Fee Related to Mobile Banking and Payments to Boost Digital Economy

In the latest development of events, the telecom sector regulator has eradicated tariffs for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)-based mobile banking and payment services from 50 paise per session earlier. The move comes in despite the concerns posed by telcos in order to boost digital financial inclusion and protect the interests of ordinary feature phone users. The new tariff order from the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) is applicable... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 7th, 2022 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Wants DoT, MIB to Move Fast on Recommendations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) to move fast on the recommendations. According to an ET Telecom report, there are a lot of pending decisions that DoT and MIB need to take based on the recommendations given by the TRAI. The sector regulator has warned that if timely actions are not taken, the recommendations... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 5th, 2022 6:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G: Jio, Vi, Airtel Might Need to Pay an Annual Fee for Using Street Furniture

Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel are expected to launch 5G network services later in 2022. One of the things that the telecom industry has been asking from the government is clarity on policy around the use of street furniture. As per an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) might allow the telcos to use the street furniture for an affordable annual fee. Telecom operators might have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 1st, 2022 8:26 AM 4 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Fresh Order to Clarify Rules for 30 Days or One Month Prepaid Plans

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had earlier asked the telcos in India to at least offer one prepaid plan to their users, which comes with a validity of 30 days. Further, the regulatory body had asked the operators to ensure that users get a plan with which they can recharge on the same date every month. The telecom operators had three things to say about these orders. First,... Read More

Anupam Sharma March 29th, 2022 6:48 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI Gearing to Submit Recommendations for 5G Spectrum Auctions in About 10 Days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to submit its long-awaited recommendations around the working of the 5G spectrum auction and its pricing in about 10 days’ time as informed by a prominent TRAI official. The government has asked the telecom regulator to submit the recommendations by March 31 so that the auction process can be commenced in May or June 2022. This would allow the government... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 25th, 2022 3:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum: Government Holds Discussion for Airwaves Allocation to Ministries

A Committee of Secretaries (CoS) including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Department of Space discussed spectrum allocation to various user departments/ministries in the context of spectrum needs of emerging technologies such as 5G and IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) and recommended the spectrum allocation in relevant key bands. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had already sent a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on... Read More