The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has prescribed an 18 per cent reduction in the reserve price for 3G spectrum to be auctioned in February.
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TRAI wants higher CDMA spectrum price
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a reserve price of Rs 3,104 crore per megahertz for CDMA spectrum
TRAI Chairman calls for revised telecom M&A guidelines
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that current merger and acquisition (M&A) rules needed to be reworked by the government for any pick up in consolidation activity.
Policy for satellite phones
The Telecom Commission has given the approval for introducing satellite-based mobile services in the country. The approval comes after a recommendation,
Govt to set up 8,000 towers in North-East
In a bid to improve telecom services in the northeastern states, the government will invest Rs 5,000 crore to set up over 8,000 mobile towers in the region. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad
Rail should be an element of logistics
Integration of each arm into the Rs 459,000-crore transport and logistics sector, likely to grow at about 10-15 per cent CAGR till 2015, will be a step towards addressing transportation requirements, writes Vineet Agarwal.
Telecom M&A norms relaxed
The Telecom Commission has accepted Trai's recommeÂndations to reÂlax rules for merÂgers and acquiÂsitions (M&As) in the sector and allow specÂtrum-sharing among telcos, paÂving the way for consolidation in the 14 player market. It is also open to the regulator's proÂposal to levy a one-time fee on operators for holding speÂctrum beyond 6.2 MHz.
Telecom Ministry for liberal M&A guidelines
The Communications Ministry favours liberal M&A norms to encourage consolidation in the market.
BSNL Punjab services restored
After nearly a month of disruption, BSNL restored services between its landline telephones and private mobile operators.
Uniform revenue share for mobile companies at 8.5%
Telecom Commission has approved major policy changes, including a uniform revenue share for mobile phone companies at 8.5 per cent of their annual sales.

