The Indian Telecom Regulator’s Spectrum sharing guidelines, if accepted by the DoT, is positive for the incumbent operators. If used effectively, spectrum sharing can serve as a cost-efficient mechanism to enhance mobile network capacity and quality. For example, 5 MHz of paired spectrum (in GSM) can be used to carryContinue Reading
Asia’s Leading Innovative Telecom Service provider, NTT DOCOMO has announced its plans of exercising the option of selling its entire 26.5% stake in Tata Teleservices. The price is going to be higher of 50% of the acquisition price, which amounts to INR72.5bn, or fair market price. DOCOMO’s potential exit againContinue Reading
The A-Vo-Id Cartel comprising of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular intensified its war on cancellation of GSM Spectrum awarded to Tata DoCoMo / Tele Services during the 2G Spectrum Scam under then Telecommunications Minister A. Raja and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The fresh onslaught begins today as the A-Vo-IdContinue Reading
MTS Sistema has filed a review petition with the SC in the 2G Spectrum Scam case praying that the ruling should not apply to it on the following grounds, SC’s cancellation of 2G licenses issued on or after January 10, 2008 was based on the premise that FCFS method ofContinue Reading
TRAI has released consultation paper [PDF] on the auction of the scam tainted spectrum earlier allotted to 122 licensees. There is a wide range of views given the number of stakeholders involved and hence no conclusive recommendations at this stage. Key issues discussed in the Consultation Paper are as follows,Continue Reading
Today is the Last Day for submitting your voices on the proposed auction of 2G Spectrum as the outcome of Supreme Court judgment earlier this month. Here is mine. Dear Members of the TRAI / Committee on 2G Spectrum Auction: I am writing to you in response to your consultationContinue Reading
The Supreme Court Judgment is remarkable as it brought to light the Lobbying and Pimping Corporates do in the High Corridors of Power. Now The Wall Street Journal Quotes Court’s ruling also effectively adds a new layer of uncertainty to an already unpredictable regulatory environment. New Delhi has become infamousContinue Reading
Over the past 2 years we have been writing about the Telecom Spectrum Scam right under the nose of Distinguished Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and his former colleague A. Raja the Master Mind 🙂 Here is the list of License Allottees From Serial Number 51 to SerialContinue Reading
Not too long ago, the year 2008 went down in the history as year of sub-prime crisis. Just as the Spectrum Scam intensified with the stepping down of A. Raja, Goldman Sachs Sr. Banking Analyst and Director Tabassum Inamdar pushed the report on the concerns about Banks financing to IndianContinue Reading
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