Category: telecom
Resale of IPLC + No auction of 2G Spectrum
In a bid to increase availability of bandwidth for the fast-growing small and medium enterprises segment, the Department of Telecommunications today permitted the resale of International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC). To boost competition and affordability in the IPLC segment, the DoT has created a new category of licence called “Resale…
Can Etisalat clear FIPB Hurdle ?
Emirates Telecom’s – Etisalat US$900 mn investment into Swan Telecom as an important development for the Indian wireless sector in a variety of ways. the equity infusion will enable Swan to raise debt and fund its initial roll-out ambition inthe 13 circles where it has licenses the deal will likely…
Foreign telcos can bid for 3G without Indian partner
Government today said it will allow foreign telcos to bid on their own without a domestic partner for the 3G spectrum but they have to find a local player before starting services. As per the Indian laws, foreign companies can own up to 74 per cent stake and thus they…
Bharti Leads in August Wireless Subscribers Additions
GSM Operators excluding Reliance Communications added 6.31 mn subscribers in August-08. Bharti Airtel’s subscriber additions were flat 2.7 mn [m-o-m basis], 43% of the net adds.. Vodafone’s and BSNL’s improved steadily, while Idea’s additions declined marginally. Aircel recorded its highest ever adds, rising 18% m-o-m to 0.65m. The key highlight…
Equity Stake Changing Hands
Ahead of the 3G auction, struggling incumbents like Tata Teleservices and BPL Mobile are supposedly in talks for stake sale. Even new operators are desperately looking to divest their stake and are in a hunt world wide to even small countries like Norway. BPL Mobile sold 17% stake to fund…
Reliance Communications – GSM Capex + Rollout
In a conference hosted by Citigroup at London, RCom has said that the incremental GSM capex @15% of a greenfield rollout as it will be riding on its existing passive infra, backhaul, distribution, billing and CRM systems. RCom management believes that tariffs have already come down and may not be…
Waive top-up cards Charges – TRAI
TRAI asks wireless operators to waive processing charge on top-up cards – Prepaid mobile subscribers now have more reasons to cheer as TRAI today asked the telecom operators to waive the processing charge on the top-up cards, resulting full talk time on such recharges. Users will now have to pay…
Operators seeking automatic ECB to fund 3G bid
The telecom players across the country have expressed their plans to raise external commercial borrowing (ECB) route for funding the 3G bid to the finance ministry.The fund raising through domestic financial institutions at this time would mean a higher interest to be paid, which would eventually affect the financial and…