Indian Telecom Market — The Danger of Duopoly
The Indian telecom market is in real danger of going into the state of a duopoly, and the government is ...
Tag: Telecom Regulation
How to leverage 5G effectively for India’s broadband needs
We all know 5G has huge potential. It not only drives data at high speeds but with significantly lower latency ...
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 ...
Was SC’s Interpretation of AGR the Real Intent of DoT?
The recent SC judgment on AGR dispute has created ripples in the telecom sector. The reason - the telecom companies ...
Improving AGR Regulation
The whole purpose of regulating the telecom sector is to use incentives/disincentives as tools to drive government objectives. What are ...
The AGR System – A Bottleneck for Motivating Investment
Investments are crucial for the growth of the Indian telecom sector. One way of triggering investments is by laying out ...
The battle of the 26 GHz band: Facts vs Myths
Yesterday, I wrote a piece titled "Will 5G in India Get Killed?" which estimates the increase in deployment cost of 5G in ...
Aadhaar Amendment Bill 2018 – Key Features
Recently the GOI has introduced the Aadhaar Amendment Bill 2018 in the parliament. As described in my earlier writings ( Section ...
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 ...
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? ...