Spectrum Pricing

Budget 2016: Hope to meet Rs 98k cr revenue target set by FM,says telecom min

The telecom sector is rising very fast, says telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, highlighting that it has seen the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the last 5 years, improved transparency in spectrum auction and consistently growing mobile manufacturing, which has reached 10 crore units in 2015.

DoT in a fix over 800 MHz spectrum pricing: Sources

Telecom companies particularly want spectrum to be put for auction so that the reserve price is lowered. It is going to have an impact on the one-time fee which companies such as Reliance Communication and Tata Telecommunications will have to pay.

TRAI recos snubbed: Experts slam DoT, foresee litigations

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Rajan S Mathews, director general, Cellular Operators Association of India, has slammed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for sending the whole issue back to TRAI by rejecting its recommendations on the spectrum pricing.

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TRAI to start consultation process for spectrum price soon

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India received reference from the department of telecommunications seeking recommendation on spectrum price for the third round of auctions.

Cabinet to mull 4 options on spectrum pricing on Tuesday

The Cabinet will tomorrow discuss four options on prospective spectrum pricing, reports CNBC-TV18‘s Malvika Jain.

DoT may move cabinet on spectrum pricing

The department of telecom (DoT) is likely to move a cabinet note on spectrum pricing policy next week. It proposes to ask telecom companies whose licenses have not been impacted by the Supreme Court's 2G cancellation order to pay market determined price for spectrum currently held by them.

Glad more spectrum will be available soon: Bharti Airtel

Sanjay Kapoor, chief executive officer of Bharti Airtel (India & South Asia) is glad to know that more spectrum will be available soon. He also feels that India not only needs to provide globally competitive environment, but also physical and virtual infrastructure to invite more FIIs.

Budget 2012: Check out what was in store for the telecom sector

Expectations from the telecom sector have been high, as usual, from the Budget. What exactly did the industry want and what did the finance minister give out? Here's a quickie!

Budget Expectations: Telecom sector dials in with demands from Budget 2012

Here is a comprehensive list of demands from the world's fastest growing market- India Telecom. Will Budget 2012 connect with their wants?

Two-stage spectrum auction process is best option: KPMG

Jaideep Ghosh, Partner at KPMG Advisory Services spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the latest developments in the telecom space with respect to the modalities of spectrum auction.

Trai moots for unified license; auction may go the 3G way

CNBC-TV18 caught up with JS Sharma, chairman of Trai to get his outlook on the big move by the SC cancelling all licenses given out in January 2008.

TRAI's calculated price of $1 bn/MHz unreasonable: IIFL

The Department of Telecom indicated that it could be accepting TRAI’s recommendation of a one-time payment for excess spectrum. GV Giri, telecom analyst at IIFL spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the prospects for the sector going ahead.

DoT sets up committee for formulating Spectrum Act

The Telecom Ministry has set up a panel that will frame an Act on spectrum pricing and allocation to ensure efficient use of radio waves, amid controversy on such issues related to the 2G services.

Vodafone Essar slams TRAI's 2G pricing proposals

Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile carrier and controlled by Vodafone said in a statement on Wednesday second-generation mobile spectrum pricing proposals by The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)