TRAI may recommend the DoT to levy one-time non-refundable fee of Rs 50,000 per operator for each service area in which they opt for spectrum sharing.
Telcos may hike mobile rates to recover spectrum cost: Moody's
The uniform SUC, if implemented as per recommendations made by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, will provide relief for mobile operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, but will increase rates for broadband wireless access spectrum holders like RJIL.
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
Reliance earned $11.50 for every barrel of crude that it processed during the last three months of the calendar year - almost 60 per cent more than a year earlier.
Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL increase subscriber share while Idea manages to retain
Reliance Jio submitted the highest pre-auction deposit.
'Spectrum payment to push up telcos' debt to Rs 3.5 lakh cr'
DoT decides not to scrap dual-technology telecom licences
Anil Ambani severely criticised the attitude of GSM operators and raised the issue of returning the extra spectrum again.
Currently, MNP is only available within a state/circle.
Bharti Airtel made part payment of Rs 4,725 crore.
Need for much more investment; sector would like govt help
The new proposals will lead to complex processes and huge costs for telecom service providers, without any substantial benefits: COAI
RCom may get around Rs 4,500 crore by trading its radiowaves to Reliance Jio.
For 2100-MHz, 2300-MHz and 2500-MHz bands across circles; aim to offer these with 3G and 4G in February
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
DoT committee rejects most Trai suggestions for freeing airwaves for sale.
The CAG report, tabled in Parliament, states the interest on the short payment stood at Rs 1,052.13 crore for the period up to March 2016.
Telecom tower companies likely to invest around Rs 500 crore (Rs 50 billion) to enhance network.
The country's wireless subscriber base fell to 87.05 crore at the end of September, registering the first drop in five months, after Reliance Communications deactivated services of over 1 crore "unprofitable" users.
Telecom subscriber base crossed the 95-crore mark in August, after a gap of more than two years, on the back of higher mobile users whose number touched 92.43 crore.
High spectrum charges would lead to rise in mobile services rates and adversely impact government's Digital India initiative by impeding telecom network expansion.
Broader market underperformed the headline indices
Spectrum auction took off on Wednesday from Rs 58,980.29 crore (Rs 589.80 billion) mark with demand for the premium 900 Mhz band seemingly tapering off at the end of 56 rounds.
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
Telecom companies that bought spectrum in the 2G auction of November last year would lose around Rs 4,000 crore
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
Funds will be raised via non-cumulative preference shares issued to Tata Sons on rights basis
The interconnection charge has been reduced.
To outgoing Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao, negotiating big deals was an art form, as an international report pointed out after the $130-billion sale of Vodafone's 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless, says Nivedita Mookerji.
In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest.
India's largest-ever spectrum auction kicked off on Saturday with major telecom operators placing bids worth Rs 53,531 crore across bands, even as the premium 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz frequencies did not find any buyer.
Some leading Indian companies are likely to see their earnings declining if the Indian currency depreciates further, analysts and finance heads say.
The third round of spectrum auction continued to witness aggressive bidding even after completion of seventeen rounds on Wednesday with demands for both bands of airwaves on offer continuing to pour in.
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
DoT had raised the demand on December 22 and asked RCom to pay within a month.
Although the industry is disappointed with the government decision not to lower spectrum prices at a time telcos are saddled with over Rs 4-trillion debt and an estimated Rs 1.43-trillion licence fee dues, the DCC has relaxed the payment structure to offer some relief to the financially stressed sector.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, on October 15, gave its recommendation on spectrum auction for premium 900 Mhz band and 1800 Mhz band that are presently being used for 2G GSM mobile services by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications.
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