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Arpit Sharma August 25th, 2021 6:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

Relief to Telcos Will Not be a Temporary Step But Good for the Industry in Long Term

The telecom companies in India are aching for some relief from any side, whether it from the regulator of the industry, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) or the government, which would come from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). While Vodafone Idea is engrossed in a deep financial trench of its own, Bharti Airtel has AGR dues and spectrum dues to pay, which have been burdened further in the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 24th, 2021 1:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Shows Promising Recovery: ICICI Securities

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), yesterday released the monthly telecom subscription data for June 2021. Looking at the data, ICICI Securities said that Bharti Airtel is showing promising recovery. The analyst signalled that while Airtel still hasn’t recovered from its loss in May 2021, the positive growth can’t be ignored nonetheless. As per the analyst report, both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel added 2.4 million active subscribers in... Read More

Shrijan Soni August 23rd, 2021 2:28 PM 56 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Added 54 Lakh Users In June 2021: TRAI

Private telecom operators witnessed a roller coaster ride in terms of subscriber addition and reduction. While Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel witnessed a spike in the subscriber addition, Vodafone Idea saw a massive decline in the subscriber count. As per the latest information revealed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the largest telecom operator of India, Reliance Jio, added 54.7 lakh subscribers in June, whereas Bharti Airtel added... Read More

Chakri K August 19th, 2021 12:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Spacecom Policy Might Contribute to Satellite Broadband Boom In India

The Indian government is gearing up to notify the highly-anticipated new Spacecom policy, which will highlight the crucial role of LEO (low-earth orbit) satellite system operators in boosting broadband coverage, especially in rural areas. This comes while Bharti-backed OneWeb and SpaceX of Elon Musk are prepping to launch their high-speed satellite broadband services in the country in 2022. New Spacecom Policy As per DDG (satellite) in DoT, R Shakya, at... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 13th, 2021 9:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Broadcasters Delay TRAI NTO Implementation On Back of Interconnect Offer Filing

The National Tariff Order (NTO) post the latest Bombay ruling underwent a few more changes. As per the new rules, the broadcasters in the industry were required to publish their new prices and inform the same to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The regulator, besides looking at the telecom industry, also has reins over the DTH and broadcasting industry as well. However, the deadline, which has expired on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 13th, 2021 1:57 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telecom Relief Package Should Not Include Floor Pricing Regime

The concept of floor pricing might sound good to the ailing telecom operators, but it isn’t in the best interests of the country. A floor price would restrict the entry of low-income customers to the 4G networks in India. Further, it would make the competition very stale since the operators won’t be inclined to put efforts into getting high average revenue per user (ARPU) customers by enhancing their networks. In... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 11th, 2021 3:20 PM 8 COMMENTS

Govt In Favour of Floor Pricing, TRAI Not In Support of Move

The telecom industry could surely use regulations that put in a floor pricing for the companies. However, until now, there had been no breakthrough in this matter, but it seems that now the government seems to be in favour of bringing in a floor pricing regulation. As per the latest reports on the matter, a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officer has remarked that the Finance Ministry and the DoT happen... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 9th, 2021 7:25 PM 9 COMMENTS

TRAI Tariff Order Hearing Adjourned to August 18, Broadcaster and Regulator Tussle Continues

The broadcasting companies in India, which include major names like Star India, Viacom18, ZEE Entertainment, and others, have been united in their tussle against the National. Tariff Order 2.0 for more than a year now. The broadcasters clubbed themselves under the umbrella of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and, with the method of the petition, opposed the NTO 2.0 put out by TRAI in January 2020. However, they received an... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 7th, 2021 10:06 AM 1 COMMENTS

Why India Should Push Aside 5Gi in Favour of a More Accepted Standard

The fifth-generation network technology is just around the corner for the Indian telecom industry. The 5G network is already live for a lot of subscribers in other parts of the world, but given the situation of the Indian telecom industry, it is quite understandable that the 5G network is going to be a little late for the consumers’ taste over here. But, as if the troubles for 5G were not... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 3rd, 2021 11:45 PM 3 COMMENTS

COAI Rallies for Data Floor Pricing Regime With Sector Regulator

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is the group helmed by the industry leaders of the telecom business, namely Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio. The Delhi-based lobbying group rallies itself on the interest lines of the telecom companies and has said that the floor pricing regime must be fixed by the sector regulator to break the industry free from the colossal financial burden that it faces. The... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 3rd, 2021 6:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Should Not Let Go the Idea of Floor Pricing Regime

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been on the task of managing and regulating an industry that has been under a lot of pressure. The telecom industry in India has not only been suffering financially but also from other troubles like the quality of service norms, poor networks, telecom marketers, and many. Over the years, TRAI has brought out consultation papers and regulations in the industry to tighten... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 2nd, 2021 4:18 PM 9 COMMENTS

TRAI Negates Plans of Bringing Floor Pricing Regime In Telecom Industry

One of the major impetus from the government on the regulatory front for the telecom industry was supposed to be the floor pricing regime. However, as per the latest reports, even the last ray of hope for some of the telecom companies might be slipping away. As per the latest reports on the matter, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) might not be working on any floor pricing regime.... Read More