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Questioning the very basis of the specter of corruption raised around the last round of 2G licenses, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Technology has termed the CAG loss “erroneous”. The press …
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Schadenfreude in Mandarin
With Google exiting china we can hardly hide our glee. It seems the tiger may finally steal a march over the dragon. Pop nationalistic sentiment may rise in some newspaper columns and talk shows calling it a victory of models …
4G Pre Consultation : Prophecy and Forecast
The TRAI on the 10th February, 2010 has invited comments on a pre-consultation paper on 4G Spectrum. By the title itself the project seems tentative and unsure. Most news reports reacted negatively to this pre-consultation attempt. The Times of India has termed it, “creating confusion” jibing at the failure of the TRAI to decide issues of “allocation, pricing, methodology, transfer and sale of 2G spectrum”. Others are focused on the delays of the proposed allocation of 3G spectrum.
Delayed Further!!!
Saptak SanyalRecently certain news popped up about the 3 G auction been further delayed. Though it is not being confirmed by the DoT but the Telecom minister has clarified this issue during his interview. This possible delay has not gone …
The Folly of Convention
TRAI recently issued a consultation paper on Media Ownership where it was concerned with the increase in cross-ownership and reduction in media plurality. After some research I came across several FCC commissioned studies which concluded that there was a …
TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on Media Ownership
TRAI has released a consultation paper on Media Ownership. Comments are invited on the following issues by 24th October 2008, (a) cross media ownership across different segments of media such as print/ television/ radio (horizontal integration); (b) cross holding restrictions …
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…
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…
74% Correct
TRAI recently recommended greater liberalization for FI Limits in the Broadcasting Sector. As expected the TRAI followed the methodology of differentiating between carriage services and content services. After pigeonholing services between these groups uniform FI limits were suggested.
The TRAI …