Telecommunications & Technology
For FY14, the government is looking to raise Rs 400 bn from the telco sector (both recurring revenue and one-off payments). As per the budget document, the one-off payments relate to receipts from auction of 1800, 900 MHz & 800 MHz and one-time spectrum charges as recommended by TRAI. We estimate the targeted one-off amount … Read more
The GSM operators have accused the DoT of extending undue benefits to Reliance Industries by illegally paving the way for it to offer voice calling services with 4G airwaves, which were originally planned to be used only for high-speed Internet services. In what could be a repeat of the epic 2003 battle between GSM carriers … Read more
The government has not received any interest for the next auction round for the 1800 MHz/900 MHz, which was supposed to commence on 11 March 2013. The government was slated to auction 900Mhz spectrum in 3 metros (Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata) and 1800Mhz in 4 markets (Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka & Rajasthan). The 900MHz spectrum in … Read more