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No question of scrapping discussion on spectrum auction: Trai

No question of scrapping discussion on spectrum auction: Trai

Sun, Nov 12, 2017

Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), R S Sharma told PTI that the regulator is "duty-bound" to respond to matters referred to it by the government for recommendations, in this case on spectrum auction for various bands, pricing and other modalities.

TRAI dangles 5G spectrum auction bait but Indian telcos far from ready

TRAI dangles 5G spectrum auction bait but Indian telcos far from ready

Thu, Aug 31, 2017

At a time when the telecom industry is lobbying to lower interest on spectrum payments and opposing lowering of interconnection usage charges talks of another spectrum auction surface. But the industry is not ready.

Delay in plans to offset debt led telecom industry to crisis

Delay in plans to offset debt led telecom industry to crisis

Mon, Jun 12, 2017

The telecom sector is currently Rs 3.60 lakh crore in debt is facing a lot of turmoil including degrading of companies by ratings agencies. Analysts speak about the causes and how Reliance Jio added to their problems.

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Telecom sector seeks deferral of spectrum payment from Govt

Telecom sector seeks deferral of spectrum payment from Govt

Wed, May 10, 2017

Nilanjan Roy, Chief Financial Officer of Bharti Airtel was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, “The industry will engage with government to seek deferral of dues. We need to see if spectrum payments can be deferred as interest costs has risen on higher spectrum related costs.”

Govt to seek TRAI views on annual auctioning of spectrum

Govt to seek TRAI views on annual auctioning of spectrum

Tue, Feb 28, 2017

Terming India as a "spectrum supermarket", Telecom Secretary J S Deepak today said the government plans to auction radiowaves every year to allow operators to pick and choose what they want.

5 major telcos optimum for Indian market: Telecom Secretary

5 major telcos optimum for Indian market: Telecom Secretary

Sun, Feb 26, 2017

Telecom Secretary's comments assume significance as India -- the world's second largest mobile services market after China -- is in the midst of massive consolidation with incumbent operators joining forces to take on aggressive newcomer Reliance Jio.

Vodafone, Idea to weigh sale, trade of spectrum post merger

Vodafone, Idea to weigh sale, trade of spectrum post merger

Fri, Feb 03, 2017

The soon to be merged telecom entity may trade its spectrum with other carriers to meet India’s antitrust rules, sources said on Friday. Both telecom are also considering selling of its existing spectrum in ‘private plans’ sources revealed under the conditions of anonymity.

Uncertainty grips telecom sector as budget nears, experts say

Uncertainty grips telecom sector as budget nears, experts say

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

The Union budget to be presented by the government on February 1 may not be very eventful for the telecom sector.

RJio rates not predatory, discriminatory says Ministry of Communications

RJio rates not predatory, discriminatory says Ministry of Communications

Wed, Nov 16, 2016

At the winter session of parliament which began on Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications put an end to speculations over Reliance Jio (RJIO)’s questionable offers and said they were well within the guidelines to offer them.

Revenue shortfalls: A challenge for govt to achieve fiscal deficit target

Revenue shortfalls: A challenge for govt to achieve fiscal deficit target

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

Another challenge for the government is garnering resources from disinvestment proceeds which are to be Rs 56,500 crore, the report said.

Reliance Jio is positively making lives of other telecom companies more difficult

Reliance Jio is positively making lives of other telecom companies more difficult

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

Even though Reliance Jio (RJio) has less than 2 crore customers in a country with nearly 100 crore mobile connections, it has managed to make lives of established telecom companies difficult.

Telecom woes: ARPU, rising debt to hurt industry after spectrum auction

Telecom woes: ARPU, rising debt to hurt industry after spectrum auction

Wed, Oct 19, 2016

The tepid response by telecoms in the recent spectrum auction organized by the Department of Telecom (DoT) failed to brighten the debt ridden future of the industry, which is estimated to increase.

Difficult times for telcos as cash flows likely to dry up after spectrum payments

Difficult times for telcos as cash flows likely to dry up after spectrum payments

Tue, Oct 18, 2016

The rating agency believes that the funding for the new spectrum will be a combination of equity and debt for all the players.

Govt unlikely to go in for cut in public expenditure in FY17

Govt unlikely to go in for cut in public expenditure in FY17

Mon, Oct 17, 2016

The revenue deficit for current fiscal has been bettered to 2.5% of GDP, from the budgeted 2.8%.

High costs of spectrum likely to be credit negative for telcos: Moody's

High costs of spectrum likely to be credit negative for telcos: Moody's

Fri, Oct 14, 2016

High costs of spectrum purchase is likely to impact balance sheets and cash flows of telecom operators in India, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Airtel's debt to rise by $2 billion due to spectrum buys: Moody's

Airtel's debt to rise by $2 billion due to spectrum buys: Moody's

Wed, Oct 12, 2016

Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile operator with over 257 million subscribers, won 173.8 Mhz of airwaves for Rs 14,244 crore in the just-concluded spectrum auction.

Tax from IDS to cushion spectrum auction shortfall: FM Jaitley

Tax from IDS to cushion spectrum auction shortfall: FM Jaitley

Mon, Oct 10, 2016

He said every person who evades taxes is not discharging his national obligation.

Low-interest spectrum auction may still improve data bandwidth, services

Low-interest spectrum auction may still improve data bandwidth, services

Sun, Oct 09, 2016

India`s telecom spectrum auction ended on Thursday, closing within five days with a total commitment of only Rs 65,789 crore.

Spectrum Auction: Telecom industry to mount debt worth Rs 4.25 lakh crore

Spectrum Auction: Telecom industry to mount debt worth Rs 4.25 lakh crore

Fri, Oct 07, 2016

The telecos are facing rising network congestion in circles with high data consumption.

Spectrum auction: Harmonisation of 1800 MHz brought in Rs 28,000 crore alone

Spectrum auction: Harmonisation of 1800 MHz brought in Rs 28,000 crore alone

Fri, Oct 07, 2016

The end of the five day spectrum auction on October 6, has reeled in Rs 65,789 crore from bids placed by seven telecom operators.

Airtel, Idea shares in focus as spectrum auction ends

Airtel, Idea shares in focus as spectrum auction ends

Fri, Oct 07, 2016

The five-day auction which concluded yesterday, after 31 rounds, that had got the bids worth Rs 65,789 crore. This spectrum auction was expected to fetch bids worth Rs 5.63 lakh crore. Which means, the government has lost nearly Rs 5 lakh crore in the spectrum auction.

Spectrum Auction: RJio acquires 269 Mhz for nearly Rs 13,700 crore

Spectrum Auction: RJio acquires 269 Mhz for nearly Rs 13,700 crore

Fri, Oct 07, 2016

The company renewed its expiring spectrum in 800 MHz band in Gujarat circle.

Spectrum auction ends: Govt fails to sell 700 Mhz, 900 Mhz

Spectrum auction ends: Govt fails to sell 700 Mhz, 900 Mhz

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Most of the activites were seen for 2300 Mhz spectrum, which got sold out on the first day of the auction.

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