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The telecom turmoil

Govt should address some fundamental issues

Govt sets up panel of secretaries to help ease stress in telecom sector

The committee, led by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, will have secretaries from finance, law, telecom ministries

DoT payment: Govt says it has exclusive power over licence conditions

In its concluding submission on AGR, the Centre said the parties have voluntarily consented to the terms of the licence agreement and are therefore bound by it

DoT seeks relief for BSNL, MTNL once again, but with fewer demands

Dept has apparently sought funds for VRS schemes of the two firms and allotment of 4G spectrum, proposes to raise finances via asset monetisation

DoT studying security threat of loss-making BSNL-MTNL privatisation

Seeing how US, UK, who have only pvt services, cope with security issue: Official

DoT may push deadline for submitting auctioneer bids for 5G spectrum sale

The deadline of September 25 for submission of bids could be extended by a week or 10 days as DoT would look into aspects which were flagged as concerns by potential bidders

Telecom dept intends to hold spectrum auction by December: Report

TRAI had made it clear to the Telecom Department that it has considered "all relevant factors" while giving views on prices

DoT monitoring mobile signal spillage in border areas with IB's help

The Wireless Monitoring Authority (WMO) of the Department of Telecom has stepped up mobile signal spillage monitoring in border areas, including Rajouri and Poonch of J&K, a Department of Telecom note for June stated.

Railways, DoT on different bandwidth over 700 Mhz spectrum allotment

The transporter wants premium spectrum for free; govt reluctant to lose revenue

DoT releases guidelines for 5G trials across all available spectrum bands

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued guidelines for 5G trials across all available spectrum bands and is likely to allocate up to 400 MHz of radio waves for the purpose. The DoT has fixed a uniform fee of Rs 5,000 for the trial licence. However, its validity will range between 3 month and 2 years, depending on the purpose for which the trial is being conducted. For 5G service trials, "quantum of spectrum as may be necessary and/or can be justified to demonstrate technological capabilities. For example, typical values may be up to 100 megahertz in 3.5 Ghz (gigahertz) band, 400 Mhz in 26 Ghz band and other potential millimetre bands," the guidelines dated July 23 said. The government has plans to conduct spectrum auction for 5G services by the end of this year to enable the roll-out of commercial services using the technology in 2020. Indian entities involved in research and development (R&D), manufacturing, telecom operators and academia for the purpose of R&D .

IndiGo wants to offer Wi-Fi in the sky; DoT to meet telecom operators soon

The DoT will create a separate category of such licences

Department of Telecom floats draft proposal on 4G spectrum to BSNL, MTNL

The VRS scheme for BSNL and MTNL will have a revenue impact of Rs 6,365 crore and Rs 2,120 crore respectively

Telecom dept directs BSNL, MTNL to explain 'viability' of revival plans

Govt may spend Rs 8,000 crore on turnaround

DoT panel undecided on spectrum allocation to mobile operators

Some experts say unless a service provider has robust backhaul spectrum, providing 5G services can become a challenge for the company

DoT may ask Trai to review recommendation of 3% flat spectrum usage charge

A flat levy may also lead to revenue loss to the government as it currently receives higher fees from the operators who bagged spectrum in the previous auctions

CAG finds spectrum mismanagement by DoT, over Rs 520 cr loss to exchequer

Auditor saw maximum high financial impact of Rs 520.79 cr on the govt exchequer due to non-withdrawal of spectrum from BSNL which had offered to surrender to avoid one-time spectrum charge

DoT directs BBNL, BSNL to take action against officials for BharatNet issue

Under BharatNet government has enabled over 121,000 panchayats with optical fibre cable-based high speed broadband network

DoT consults telcos to chart post-Aadhaar road to verify customers

Source said a few meetings between DoT officials and telecom operators have already taken place but no final decision has been arrived at

DoT meet to finalise in-flight connectivity rules to take place today

The source adds DoT wishes to notify the rules by next month and call for applications from in-flight providers by end-October or early November

DoT is discussing a proposal for auctioning spectrum on a yearly basis

Move to help telcos plan their needs better