Apar GuptaMore on foreign participation in the 3G Spectrum auction. A report appeared in a national daily that foreign players may be allowed participation after a meeting of cabinet ministers. Read more here…
Archives for the month July 2008
Spectrum Meetings : Making stakeholders and Policy Makers see eye to eye
A panel formed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to recommend methodology, including a suitable auction mechanism for the allocation and pricing of second generation (2G) spectrum for mobile services, would meet on July 14. Read more here…
Dispute over Interoperability of Set Top Boxes
A storm is brewing over the interoperability of Set Top Boxes for DTH Services, with one DTH Service provider accusing an established DTH player for supplying incompatible boxes to its customers. Read more here …
TRAI rejects ESPN’s pricing contention on DTH Platforms
Continuing with its trend of rejecting special pricing contentions of specialty television channels the TRAI rejected ESPN’s arguments for charging a bouquet price for the DTH Platform. Read more on the TRAI Website. Click Here.…
First Adjudication Application under ITA 2000 Filed in Chennai
An adjudication application for a civil wrong (not incurring penal penalties only resulting in monetary damages being awarded if the plaintiff is successful) under Section 43 of the Information Technology Act was filed Mr C Umasankar, an NRI customer of …
PM may approve foreign participation in 3G auctions
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly approved DoT”s proposal to permit foreign players in participating in 3G spectrum auctioning…. read more at the Telecom Tiger Website. Click Here…
TRAI set to recommend tighter licensing for cable services
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to recommend a tighter licensing regime for cable services with separate registration process for both MSOs and cable operators… read more at the ET Website. Click Here…
Deleted Files on Hard Disks: Electronic Records
Recently I had occasion to read the judgment in the case of Dharambir v. Central Bureau of Investigation [cited as 148 (2008) DLT 289]. The case concerns prosecution of several accused on the basis of intercepted telephone conversations. These …