The industry laments that the spectrum prices proposed in India are four times higher than other markets
The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) further highlighted that the scheme should be for compensation of cost and should not become a "profiteering scheme"
Currently, the minimum broadband speed is 512 Kbps
Its 100-day proposal for new govt includes implementation of National Digital Communications Policy 2018, fixing Right of Way for laying optical fibre, pricing of 5G spectrum
Department of Telecom (DoT) has invited views from the industry on technical measures that can be adopted to block mobile apps like Whastapp, Facebook, Telegram, etc
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jio had 145.96 million subscribers at the end of October
Customer Acquisition Form (CAF) will need suitable modification under the new system: COAI
COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews said consumers will not pay low prices for low quality
COAI defended itself saying it strives to ensure facts are placed on record to inform the discourse
The industry body is also planning to commission a third-party analysis
There are 3 million distributors and retailers engaged in the sale of recharge coupons
The problem of call drops has been prevalent for quite a while, with DoT asking telecom operators to take measures to control the situation
Telecom regulator, on Friday, suggested a penalty of about Rs 1,050 crore for Airtel and Vodafone, and Rs 950 crore for Idea
Jio had faulted the group's proportionate voting rules as "skewed" in favour of dominant operators
COAI alleged TRAI had 'acquiesced' to RJio's demand to keep the association out of the crucial interconnect meeting between the operators
Hopeful of ambiguity over interconnect charges to be resolved before spectrum auctions
The lobby group expressed its concern over some of the recent consultation papers introduced by the Trai
Some moves seem to have been timed to serve the interests of new players: COAI
Once the demand picks up and the networks start getting maximised, then pricing is the only way you can manage your capacity, says COAI Director General
Telcos say tests were done in the known problematic areas of Delhi-NCR, where operators face issues in obtaining cell sites