Telecom Regulation
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...
VNO & Spectrum Sharing etc have failed to take off, but why?
On 31st August 2018, DoT issued the guidelines for the grant of Unified License (Virtual Network Operator). The first and second...
No Technology Can Win Without a Conducive Regulatory Framework, Agree?
To enable us to decide, let's investigate the Indian telecom industry from this context. In the process, the readers can...
The Unintended Consequences of Regulatory Actions in Telecom: When Good Intentions Go Wrong
Have you ever wondered why while trying to regulate a sector, positive intent do not always translate into positive outcomes?...
What is the basic problem with revenue share?
The structure of the license fees as % of AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) is an outcome of the "migration package"...
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...
Excessive Auction & License Fees Can Impact Growth
Indian telecom sector had a huge success on voice and now at the cusp of data revolution which is destined...