TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Valuation and Reserve Price of Spectrum
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released Consultation Paper on Valuation and Reserve Price of Spectrum. On 10th July 2013 the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sought the TRAI™s recommendations on the applicable reserve price for the auction of spectrum in 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. In this context, TRAI has… Read More
Tags: Department of Telecommunications, DoT, Hertz, New Delhi, Supreme Court, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, Valuation
Case Filed with Economic Officers Wing against Singapore Telecommunications Limited for violation of India Telegraph Act
During a routine inspection carried out by Department of Telecommunications (DoT), it was found that an unlicensed foreign entity M/s Singapore Telecommunications Limited (STL) was providing international Private Lease Circuits (IPLC) to the customers in India and issuing bills to the customers in India resulting into loss of revenue to the Government. M/s STL had… Read More
Tags: Bharti Airtel, Department of Telecommunications, DoT, ILD, India, Rajya Sabha, Tata Communications, Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal
GoI clarification on Adoption of International Norms on Radiation From Towers and Handsets
Government of India, in the year 2008, adopted the international radiation norms prescribed by International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) in respect of mobile towers and mobile handsets. Further, in respect of mobile towers, norms for exposure limit for the Radio Frequency Field (Base Station Emissions) has been reduced to 1/10th of the… Read More
Tags: Department of Telecommunications, DoT, ICNIRP, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, Resource & Monitoring, SAR, SAR Compliance, Specific absorption rate, Telecom Enforcement, Telecom Service Providers
MoU between Defence Ministry and DOT for Vacation of Spectrum
As per Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Ministry of Defence and Department of Telecommunication (DOT) on 22nd May 2009, Ministry of Defence has released (10+10) MHz spectrum for 2G and 20 MHz for 3G. The auction of 3G spectrum has already been completed in 2010. Auction of 2G spectrum was held in November 2012… Read More
Tags: 2G spectrum, 3G spectrum, Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, DoT, Lok Sabha, Minister of State for C&IT, Ministry of Defence, Optical Fibre Cable
Department of Telecom issues Revised Guidelines for New Mobile Connections
Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued revised instructions to Cellular Mobile Telephone Service and Unified Access Services Licensees vide letter dated 09.08.2012 on verification of Mobile Subscribers after review of existing instructions. New instructions are aimed at improving customer verification compliance. These instructions inter-alia prescribe the following: (i) A passport size photograph should be pasted… Read More
Tags: CAF, Cellular Mobile Telephone Service, Customer Acquisition Form, DoT, Subscriber identity module, Unified Access Services Licensees