Spectrum Trading

Trai suggests firms shutting down services based on one technology while switching to another should give 2 months notice to licensor and 1 month heads-up to subscribers

Telecom minister Manoj Sinha says a national telecom policy is currently under formulation and will be made public 'soon' for stakeholder consultation

Airtel has entered into an agreement with Aircel to acquire rights to use 4G spectrum in eight telecom circles for Rs3,500 crore

If Bharti Airtel had let the opportunity pass and waited for the auctions, it may have had to shell out a substantially higher amount

Trading of telecom spectrum to not be treated as sale of intangible goods, operators will only have to pay service tax, says finance minister

Telenor says it will launch 4G services in 5-8 cities in India within 6 months

This will allow telecom operators to procure radiowaves for mobile services from other companies to meet their requirements and improve service quality

One can dismiss the recent rally in shares as a case of another burst of irrational exuberance as govt has not yet notified fine print for spectrum trading

The cabinet had approved spectrum trading norms on 9 September

A shortage of spectrum has resulted in abysmal service quality in the country, and the ability to trade spectrum can materially alter the state affairs