Telecom operators have told the department of telecommunications (DoT) that abolishing spectrum usage charge (SUC) in the upcoming 5G auctions and beyond will be meaningless if the government does not remove the floor rate of 3% on such payments which is applicable on current holdings. The floor was fixed in 2016 to protect government revenues […]
The base price of 5G spectrum would result in a further deepening of telecom operators’ debts, even with a low upfront payment, as the industry expected to shell out about Rs 1-1.1 trillion in the upcoming auctions. The operators are of the opinion that reserve prices are on the higher side, and the industry’s debt […]
The department of telecommunication’s (DoT’s), in a notice inviting applications (NIA), on Wednesday said that direct allocation of spectrum to the Big Tech companies for building their private networks will follow a demand study and sector regulator Trai’s recommendation on aspects such as pricing and modalities of such allocation. Big Tech companies like Google have […]