Private Networks — Analysis of the DoT’s guidelines
Yesterday, DoT (the department of telecommunication) issued guidelines for setting up private networks in India. Parallelly, the DoT made amendments to the existing license ...
Tag: Telecom Operators
The Risk of Keeping Spectrum Fallow
The more I ponder over this topic, the more intense is my sentiment of frustration. And that too when one ...
Indian Telecom’s AGR Tangle – Who is at fault?
On 1st Sept 2020, the historic AGR case, which had rattled the telecom sector for the past two decades, concluded ...
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 ...
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 ...
SC Judgment on Pricing of TV Channels and Related Issues
On 30th Oct 2018, two member bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of Star India Private Limited challenging ...
Is 4G driving a Paradigm Shift in Telecom Business
Conventionally the telecom operators are in the business of selling voice and data running in separate pipes. Typically voice is ...
The Story of Spectrum Auctions
The story of Indian spectrum auction is complex, and it has taken me a while to collate the data used ...
Should we Auction MW Spectrum?
Introduction Most of the current discussions on spectrum are anchored around normal access spectrum. These are typically frequencies below 3GHz, ...
The Mystery of Unsold Spectrum!!
Introduction The auction of 2015 was a huge success. It resulted in a total revenue of Rs 1.1 lakh crores ...