Cabinet okays Rs.14,000 crore spectrum reserve price (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The cabinet Friday approved Rs.14,000 crore as the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction fixed by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom, ... Read more...
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Cabinet okays Rs.14,000 crore as spectrum auction base price
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The cabinet Friday approved Rs.14,000 crore as the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction fixed by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom.The cabinet, ... Read more...
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EGoM’s reserve price revision still high: GSMA
July 21st, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The price range recommended by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for 2G spectrum is still very high in terms of international best practices and would ... Read more...
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Telecom EGoM to recommend lower reserve price to cabinet for approval (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Friday decided to recommend to the cabinet a reserve price lower than what the sector regulator has ... Read more...
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EGoM to recommend spectrum price, but cabinet to take call
July 20th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Friday decided to make specific recommendations on the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction, spectrum ... Read more...
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2G spectrum base price decision deferred till Friday (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Wednesday deferred a decision on the crucial reserve price issue till Friday, raising doubts yet again ... Read more...
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DoT meets telcos, seeks views on rollout obligations (Lead)
July 13th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Department of Telecom (DoT) which Friday met all the operators, discussed the issue of network rollout obligations and asked them to submit their views ... Read more...
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DoT to meet operators on spectrum reserve price
July 13th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Department of Telecom (DoT) is meeting all the operators Friday to get their final opinion on spectrum pricing ahead of the Empowered Group of ... Read more...
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Cellular operators ’shocked’ at TRAI’s recommendations
May 14th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Monday said it was "shocked" and "aghast" at the regulator's move to largely stick on to its proposals ... Read more...
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TRAI sticks to high reserve price for spectrum auction
May 14th, 2012 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Sunday retained its recommendations on high reserve price for spectrum auction despite staunch criticism by the industry."The reserve ... Read more...
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DoT to speed up process to meet new 2G auction deadline
April 24th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The government Tuesday said that conducting the 2G auction within the revised deadline of Aug 31 set by the Supreme Court was a difficult ... Read more...
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Notices to five telcos for under-stating revenue
January 31st, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The department of telecom (DoT) Tuesday issued showcause notices to five firms -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices -- for ... Read more...
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Chidambaram decided 2G spectrum prices with Raja: Swamy
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 22 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Tuesday reiterated his charge that the pricing of second generation (2G) telecom spectrum at 2001 rates was decided jointly by ... Read more...
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Airtel pays Rs.1,177.5 crore licence, spectrum charges
August 24th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Telecom giant Bharti Airtel became one of the largest contributor in terms of revenue through licence fees and spectrum usage charge to the government by ... Read more...
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New telecom policy to be announced by October: Sibal
July 25th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that the government will announce the new telecom policy by October."By September it will get approved and by October ... Read more...
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2G report war intensifies, Chidambaram lashes out at Joshi (Roundup)
April 29th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The war between the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) draft report on the alleged 2G scam ... Read more...
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PAC report is distortion of facts: Chidambaram
April 29th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi's draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation was a "gross ... Read more...
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Sibal bats for spectrum audit, change in merger rules (Roundup)
April 11th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal Monday unveiled the broad framework of a new telecom policy which would usher in reforms such as audit ... Read more...
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Spectrum audit, merger reforms in new telecom policy (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Monday unveiled the broad framework of a new telecom policy which would bring in reforms such as audit of spectrum ... Read more...
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Licenses, spectrum de-linked in new telecom policy
April 11th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Monday unveiled the broad framework of a new telecom policy which would bring in reforms such as audit of spectrum usage, ... Read more...
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Budget: Telecom sector revenue at Rs.29,648.33 crore
February 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government expects to raise Rs.29,648.33 crore (Rs.296.48 billion) through recurring licence fees and other usage charges from the telecom sector, according to the general budget ... Read more...
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‘Administrative fee is setback for potential 3G bidders’
December 15th, 2008 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Describing the telecom regulator's move to levy an annual administrative charge of 2 percent on the highest third generation (3G) bid as a "retrograde step", a leading ... Read more...
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Telecom commission defers one-time spectrum fee
November 11th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Telecom Commission Tuesday deferred imposing a one-time additional fee on 6.2 megahertz of spectrum for telecom operators.However, it has recommended that stand-alone 3G players pay 3 ... Read more...
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Grant of 2G spectrum to new players justified
October 31st, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The government Friday said it would not have been possible to levy higher spectrum usage charges in case the second generation (2G) spectrum was auctioned and not ... Read more...
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