A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 15)
Introduction The Spectrum Auction of 2021 was a stark indicator of the declining interest in spectrum bidding, reflecting a significant ...
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Indian Telecom Operator Regulatory Fees: License vs Spectrum Usage Matrix
A detailed overview of the Indian telecom operators' regulatory fees, featuring an interactive license vs spectrum usage matrix with selectable ...
SC Judgment on Capex and Opex
On October 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment that is poised to trigger a transformative shift ...
Telecom Sector – Multiple Licenses a Liability or a Liberator?
Section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 gives the Central Government the power to grant license on such ...
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 ...
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 ...