Mobile in India
In response to the 2G Spectrum Scam, TRAI had issued a Consulting Paper on Auction of Spectrum and had slipped in questions on the auction of 700 MHz Spectrum. Here are the responses of various stake holders, Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel wants to grab 700 MHz We would recommend thatContinue Reading
The Government of India has made provisions in the Finance Bill to Tax Deals like Vodafone-Hutchinson happening abroad on Assets and Operations in India retrospectively from 1962. This will discourage Investment in Telecom and other Industries. The Government [Politicians] wants to prove that they are Supreme and can do anything.Continue Reading
Another Big Issue the Indian Telecom Operators are Lobbying [Read Bribing and Making the System Corrupt] for is the issue of “Mobile Termination Charges / Interconnect Charges“. India has followed the regime of Calling Party Pays – A charge where the operator from which the call originates pays to theContinue Reading
MTS Sistema has filed a review petition with the SC in the 2G Spectrum Scam case praying that the ruling should not apply to it on the following grounds, SC’s cancellation of 2G licenses issued on or after January 10, 2008 was based on the premise that FCFS method ofContinue Reading
TRAI published its comments on the draft NTP 2012 announced by the Telecom minister on February 15, 2012. Most of their views like doing away with the concept of roaming charges and inter-connection charges are consistent with that indicated before. The key comments by the TRAI are as follows, MoveContinue Reading
It is little over 12 months since operators started rolling out 3G Services in India. Here is a Status check on the State of 3G in India. 3G accounts for only 1-2% of the subscriber base, and incremental 3G revenues are a similar proportion of total revenues. 3G has hadContinue Reading
Today is the Last Day for submitting your voices on the proposed auction of 2G Spectrum as the outcome of Supreme Court judgment earlier this month. Here is mine. Dear Members of the TRAI / Committee on 2G Spectrum Auction: I am writing to you in response to your consultationContinue Reading
India’s Leading Wireless Service Provider which is known for the Minutes Factory Model came under pressure for the quarter ending Dec-2012. Call volumes have shrunk 1% in six months from 221,560 bn minutes to 219,152 bn minutes – we can infer that this is due to tariff hikes. Mobile ARPUContinue Reading
The Supreme Court Judgment is remarkable as it brought to light the Lobbying and Pimping Corporates do in the High Corridors of Power. Now The Wall Street Journal Quotes Court’s ruling also effectively adds a new layer of uncertainty to an already unpredictable regulatory environment. New Delhi has become infamousContinue Reading
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