Telecom & IT
Ultimately, It’s About Policy Clarity and Precision!
Yesterday, the SC came down heavily upon the operators that it won't allow them to highjack its judgment by enabling them...
DoT AGR Demand – Operator Impact
(This note has been edited after availability of actual numbers in DoT's application for modification filed on 16th March 2020)...
India’s 5G Technology – Opportunities and Challenges
Since 2016, India has been trying its best to make contributions to the process of the global 5G technology development...
Was SC’s Interpretation of AGR the Real Intent of DoT?
The recent SC judgment on AGR dispute has created ripples in the telecom sector. The reason - the telecom companies...
Is “Make-in-India Working?
For a long time, in both UPA and current NDA regimes, the key objective of the govt has been to...
Incentivizing Electronic Manufacturing – Opportunities & Challenges
Yesterday, the finance minister announced a new scheme to boost the manufacturing of cell phones and electronic equipment in India. But what...
Improving AGR Regulation
The whole purpose of regulating the telecom sector is to use incentives/disincentives as tools to drive government objectives. What are...
AGR Issue: Operator Payment Options
This purpose of this note is to analyse the impact on Bharti and VodafoneIdea in case DoT was to collect...
The AGR System – A Bottleneck for Motivating Investment
Investments are crucial for the growth of the Indian telecom sector. One way of triggering investments is by laying out...
SC Judgment on AGR: Rationale and Implications
Recently (24th Oct 2019), the Supreme Court decided the "definition of revenue" on which license fee shall be applicable. The case...