High-value post-paid subscribers are more likely to use number portability in India where the market is dominated by pre-paid subscribers who look for the cheapest service.
The telecom industry is moving towards a five-plus one model.
SSTL is the second operator after Vodafone that has approached FIPB for raising FDI limit.
Under the UASL norms, spectrum is linked to licences, and a particular band of radio wave is restricted to be used in a particular technology
DoT decides not to scrap dual-technology telecom licences
The auction started off with the 36th round this morning. At the end of 35 rounds on Friday, bids worth around Rs 54,600 crore had been received by the government.
Access spectrum is airwaves used for transmitting wireless signals on mobile devices from mobile towers.
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.
The telecom spectrum auction entered the 33rd round of bidding today after starting off from the Rs 52,689 crore (Rs 526. 89 billion) mark this morning.
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
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