Has the Indian telecom industry stagnated?
The chart above captures the total gross revenue (GR) of the Indian telecom industry as reported by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory...
Spectrum Made Easy
Have you ever paused to think why is there such a mad rush to acquire spectrum? In India itself, companies...
Analysing TRAI’s “Free Data” Recommendation
Recently TRAI released its recommendations for providing "Free Data" to consumers. The purpose of this recommendation is to enable "Free...
How “Unlimited Voice” Impact Indian Operators
Introduction With the advent of 4G, tariff plans offering "unlimited voice" has become a norm in India. It was initially...
How GST Impacts Manufacturing of Mobile Phones in India
Existing Tax Regime In the year 2016, the total volume of mobile phones manufactured in India has peaked to 180...
Analysis of TRAI’s IUC consultation
Yesterday, TRAI issued a consultation paper to review IUC (Interconnection Usage Charges). Managing and reviewing IUC has been an important...
Should TRAI Modify/Reverse its Order on Differential Pricing?
Recently on Feb 8th, 2016, the TRAI came out with an order prohibiting telecom operators to price data services differentially. The...
Internet Telephony (VoIP) in India
On 22nd June 2016, TRAI has released a consultation paper on Internet Telephony. The objective of the consultation paper is...
License Fees @ % of Revenue : What is the dispute all about?
Background The decision to charge a license fee as a share of revenue was offered by the DoT as a "migration...
How Effective are the VNO Guidelines?
I was going through the recent VNO (Virtual Network Operator) guidelines issued by DoT on 31st May 2016. The guideline...