After repeated instructions from the Hon’ble Supreme Court and recommendations from every corner, the Department of Telecom just a while ago has put a Notice inviting Applications for the 1800Mhz and 900Mhz Telecom Spectrum Auction in India. All the Spectrum Auctions will be liberalized [Technology Neutral] and can be deployedContinue Reading
The Scam Scarred Congress led UPA Politicians in the Government of India recommended the DoT to call for fresh Auction guidelines from the TRAI on Auction of 800MHz band Spectrum. TRAI had earlier favored the creation of EGSM band but is unlikely to happen now as 800MHz Spectrum Auction willContinue Reading
The Telecom Commission (highest decision making body of the Dept of Telecom) has recommended a 15% increase in the reserve price of spectrum on a pan-India basis to Rs 17.5bn/Mhz. The Telecom Commission has Purportedly recommended as follows,Continue Reading
We have already seen that DoT has raised questions on TRAI’s recommendations to cut spectrum auction reserve prices – even asking the latter to ‘reconsider’ its proposals. We know that the telecom commission (TC) is the final ‘bureaucrat’ level decision making body on spectrum prices. Next, the matter will beContinue Reading
In my recommendation to the TRAI in Jan-2012 I had recommended that the Telecom Spectrum Auction be conducted under the Direct supervision of the Honorable Prime Minister of India as the DoT and Ministry of Communications is filled with Bureaucrats & Politicians full of own agendas while deciding the fateContinue Reading
The PAN India 1800Mhz Spectrum and 900MHz Spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata will go under the hammer in the next couple of months. In discussion with Analysts and Telcos [incumbents] we get the following sense that 1800Mhz Auction will be successful, 900Mhz had differing opinion but the consensus isContinue Reading
Idea Cellular Ltd India’s Third Largest Wireless Company which participated in the Nov-2012 1800Mhz Spectrum Auction has said that they do not have any crunch for Spectrum to run the current Pan India 2G Voice & 3G Services in selective circles. Idea CEO Mr. Himansu Kapania addressing analysts said that,Continue Reading
The Indian Telecom Regulator, TRAI has released its set of recommendations for the forthcoming Auction of 1800Mhz. Key Recommendations to the Ministry of Telecom & DoT are as follows,Continue Reading
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) comprising Mr. Kapil Sibal has reverted to TRAI for fresh recommendations on the spectrum reserve price for the third round of auctions. The Honorable Supreme Court of India had ordered the Auction of all 1800MHz Spectrum cancelled in the 2G Spectrum Scam, but Sibal’sContinue Reading
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