A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 7)
Introduction In continuation of the saga of the 2007/08 cellular licenses, this part explores the regulatory responses to the challenges ...
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A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 5)
Introduction By 2003, the telecom landscape in India had become increasingly complicated, with numerous players holding different types of licenses. ...
A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 4)
Basic Service License (1997) In 1995, bids were also invited for basic telephony services with the license fee payable for ...
Indian Operator’s Circle Wise Spectrum Usage Charge FY Wise Trend
Analyze the circle-wise spectrum usage charges of key Indian telecom operators, including Bharti, Vodafone Idea, RJIO, and BSNL.
TRAI’s Rejection of Fresh 5G Spectrum Valuation Poses Huge Problems for the DOT
On September 1, 2023, TRAI responded to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) regarding DoT's request dated August 2, 2023, seeking reserve ...
Satellite Spectrum Assignment — The TRAI’s Dilemma
If constant regulatory supervision is needed for satellite spectrum sharing, treating it as 'exclusive' and auctioning it like terrestrial services ...
How to Improve the Quality of 5G Services in India
India started the 5G services with a lot of enthusiasm, hope, and expectation. The path toward the launch was not ...
Satellite Spectrum — Auction or Not
In the past few months, I have written many articles on the satellite spectrum — how it is different from its ...
Satellite Spectrum — Auction vs Administrative Assignment (Pros & Cons)
On 24th Sept 2022, ET published a story quoting the Telecom Minister stating that the DoT has sent a reference to the ...
Satellite Spectrum — Auction or Not, and Why?
Most countries follow a policy of assigning spectrum for terrestrial services through a process of auction. In India, the practice ...