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Telcos may hike mobile rates to recover spectrum cost: Moody's
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Demand for 1,800-MHz weak but govt secures a combined Rs 42k cr on Day-1
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 Jio-Bharti battle will not just be limited to mobile telephony but will extend to the fibre to home space too.
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 pack is available for Rs 1,495 for existing users and Rs 1,494 for new users, and effectively brings down 4G data rates to Rs 50 per GB
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
At present 100% FDI is allowed, of which up to 49% investment in a company can be done through the automatic route
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The deal between Bharti group and Tata Teleservices is yet another example of how swiftly things can change in business.
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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
The company has reportedly been in the process of shutting its CDMA business and shifting its subscribers to 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
The retrospective tax decision reversing the January 2012 Supreme Court verdict in the Vodafone case has often been cited as the reason for foreign investors losing confidence in India as an investment destination.
Market leader Bharti Airtel added the maximum 17.22 lakh (1.72 million) new users during the month to take its base to 19.65 crore (196.5 million) at the end of November.
Till now, Jio was primarily targeting the prepaid customer base, with only a few post-paid plans. Now, it is targeting post-paid customers, who usually spend over five times their prepaid counterparts and are more company-loyal.
The government has signed Bippas with 72 nations.
Life Insurance Corporation of India has over Rs 7,000 crore in tax demand pending against it, the biggest across various categories.
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RCom slashed 3G prices for all kind of connections -- pre-paid, post-paid, new and old -- across 13 circles where its third-generation services are available.
Authorities were busy taking steps to restore the battered infrastructure in Visakhapatnam and other cyclone-hit districts in coastal Andhra Pradesh, apart from ensuring supply of essential commodities.
Telecom companies (Airtel, Vodafone, ABNL-via Idea Cellular), which enjoy larger reach, appear to be better placed among the key companies bagging payments bank licences.
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Sources say companies will have to keep the market share of merged entities below 50% in all circles
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While the draft M&A policy for the telecom sector has been revised a few times over the past few months, DoT has not made any major changes to guidelines.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
The lack of bandwidth and content means it will be a long time before online streaming services take off in India.
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
Raises cap of market share for merged entity to 50%, spectrum trading allowed, with riders.
This means taxpayers might continue to enjoy exemption on maturity of their investments
As per data, call drop situation in Delhi has improved.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
The telecom industry is moving towards a five-plus one model.
'The world wants India to succeed. It also worries now that India over-promises and under-delivers,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Extending its new device plus data plan to more smartphones, the operator is keen to capture the youth's attention.
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