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Jio adds 1.68 mn mobile subscribers in April; Airtel gains 810,000 users

Vodafone Idea lost about 15.7 lakh mobile subscribers during April 2022, the monthly subscriber data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday showed.

Top Headlines: Battle for IPL rights, India's ties with Islamic nations

Two of the world's richet men, Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani are set to clash over media rights of the Indian Premier League, which has a brand value of almost $6 billion

Remove price cap and channel bundling restrictions: Broadcasters tell TRAI

Industry lobby responds to regulator's consultation paper on the New Tariff Order (NTO 2.0) in the sector.

DoT in favour of 20-year validity for spectrum in upcoming auction: Reports

Sources told PTI that the Department of Telecom is going with Trai-recommended reserve prices to the Cabinet, which will ultimately take a call on these crucial issues related to 5G spectrum auctions

The 5G leapfrog to 6G: New technology needs a 'whole-of-govt' ecosystem

Digital changes are now a big deal in India, where a lot of the country's government-to-citizen services as well as a vast swathe of the payments business ride on technology platforms

Digital solution providers looking to enter India's 5G spectrum play

Tata Communications has said ISPs should be allowed to participate in the 5G auction as they were eligible to bid for BWA (4G) spectrum in the 2010 auction

DCC clears the 5G spectrum auctions as per Trai's recommendations

The Trai had recommended earlier that band between 27.5 GHz to 28.5 GHz should also be auctioned and given for mixed use to telecom operators as well as satellite operator

PM Modi virtually inaugurates India's first 5G testbed costing Rs 220 cr

Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of TRAI, the PM said the 5G testbed is an important step for self-reliance in the direction of critical and modern technologies

India aims to roll out 6G telecom network by end of decade: PM Modi

Speaking at the silver jubilee event of telecom sector regulator TRAI here, he said it is estimated that the 5G network rollout will add $450 billion to the Indian economy

Decks cleared for 5G auction; India may see services showcased on 15 August

Trai leaves it to DoT to decide on the validity of spectrum assignment, deferment of auction in 27.5 GHz - 28.5 GHz band and quantum of spectrum to be reserved for BSNL/MTNL

5G spectrum: Telecom dept must decide on licence term, says Trai

On private captive network, Trai has said that enterprises should be allowed to obtain spectrum on lease from service providers for establishing their isolated networks

Govt to reassess broadcast pricing structure as media competition hots up

Direct-to-home active subscribers fell to 68.52 million in December from 70.99 million in March 2020

Telcos revenue falls 2.64% to Rs 69,695 cr; AGR up 16% in Dec qtr: Trai

Telecom service providers' gross revenue declined by 2.64 per cent to Rs 69,695 crore in December 2021 quarter, according to the latest data published by the telecom regulator Trai.

Trai maintains stand on satcom issue, cites lack of clarity in DoT's query

The regulator had in August 2021 recommended to government to replace existing formula-based mechanism and levy spectrum usage charges of 1 per cent of AGR for using satellite frequencies under NLD

Signals of change

From the industry's perspective, the average revenue per user (ARPU) per month has been dropping annually, though things have been different after telcos raised tariffs

DoT body refers back key 5G spectrum, pricing recommendations to Trai

Telcos have been unhappy that the base price fixed by the regulator for a period of 30 years is virtually the same as what they had recommended in 2018 at Rs 492 crore for a pan-India 1Mhz spectrum.

DoT's top decision-making body okays TRAI's 5G base price suggestions: Rpts

While deciding that the spectrum should be auctioned for a period of 20 years, the inter-ministerial panel also decided against alloting spectrum directly to corporate bodies for private 5G networks

Trai may have to discuss and rethink its proposals on 5G spectrum

DCC might write to regulator soon; Points include 20-year licence instead of 30

Govt may not auction 27.5-28.5 Ghz band, leave it for satellite firms

Two official sources acknowledged that Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering auctioning spectrum only up to 27.5 Ghz as sharing between the two services is difficult

5G spectrum auction likely in early June: Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav

The minister said that the Department of Telecom is working as per expected timeline and the process is on to resolve industry concerns around spectrum pricing