A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 11)
Introduction The Spectrum Auction of 2013 was an unusual event in India's telecom history. It was held just four months ...
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A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 10)
Introduction The Spectrum Auction of 2012 marked a pivotal moment in the history of Indian telecom. Stemming from the Supreme ...
A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 8)
Introduction The 3G auction, initially announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in 2008, was meant to usher in a ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 3)
Introduction Following the issuance of the initial cellular licenses in 1994, which revealed several structural challenges, the government decided to ...
A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 2)
Introduction The initial step towards private sector participation in the Indian telecom sector began in 1994 with the introduction of ...