KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Telcos will soon have to shell out more for holding second-generation (2G) spectrum. The department of telecommunications (DoT) has sought approval of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to raise 2G spectrum usage charges for all telcos. The department’s proposal is backed by telecom regulator TRAI.
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TRAI, DoT lock horns on 3G policy
NEW DELHI: TRAI’s recent letter to DoT, highlighting shortcomings in the government 3G policy, has kicked up differences between the telecom regulator and DoT.
Airtel building landing station for two cable systems in Mumbai
MUMBAI: In a bid to strengthen its international business, Bharti Airtel is building a landing station for its two new cable systems terminating in Mumbai—Europe India Gateway (EIG) and India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE). This new station at Mumbai will complete the crucial `redundancy piece’ (which can be used in case of any emergency) in Bharti’s submarine cable systems.
Finance ministry wants 3G policy put on hold
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: In a move that may delay the rollout of 3G services in the country, the finance ministry has asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to put the 3G policy on hold as it was not consulted on the financial implications of the guidelines. The finance ministry has said DoT has contravened an earlier Cabinet decision, which had stipulated that spectrum pricing would be mutually finalised between both the ministries.
CDMA cos too must bid for 3G: TRAI
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Cracks have surfaced in the recently announced 3G spectrum policy. Telecom regulator TRAI has said the government’s decision to allot third generation (3G) spectrum to CDMA players without an auction is against the principles of equality.
India adds 6.42 mn GSM mobile users in July
NEW DELHI: India added 6.42 million mobile users in July in its GSM-based telecom networks, an industry body said on Wednesday, accelerating the pace of user growth from the previous month. Handsets costing as low as $15 and call rates as low as 1 US cent a minute have helped India to become the world's fastest-growing market for wireless services and the second-largest market for such services after China.
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