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CAG pulls up BSNL, MTNL, ITI for losses

According to a latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), three telecom PSUs - BSNL, MTNL and ITI - have suffered a loss in revenues of Rs 527.52 crore during 2004-05 due to various reasons including short or non recovery of dues or unproductive expenditure. BSNL was on the top with revenue loss [...]

Spectrum panel votes for status quo

In a move that is likely to please neither GSM nor CDMA-based telecom operators, the special empowered committee on spectrum has proposed that the present spectrum allotment criteria remain unchanged.
Currently, GSM operators are given twice the amount of spectrum as compared to CDMA players for an equal number of subscribers.
This comes even as GSM operators [...]

DoT to consult MoF on Orascom

In the wake of Essar’s query to department of telecommunications, the DoT is likely to consult the finance ministry before taking a view on the legality of Egypt-based Orascom’s 9.5% indirect shareholding interest in Hutchison Essar. It is also expected to discuss the legal pros and cons of Orascom Telecom reserving a seat on the [...]

Nripendra Misra tipped to be new TRAI chief

Former DoT secretary Nripendra Misra is tipped to replace the high-profile Pradip Baijal, who is likely to retire on March 22, as the new TRAI chairperson.
According to ET, Union steel secretary Mano Ranjan and Tamil Nadu finance secretary Raja Raman are also in the race but Mr Misra is the frontline contender.
After retiring as DoT [...]

Orascom-Hutch deal is a security risk

ET reports that National security advisor MK Narayanan has written a letter to the department of telecommunications saying that Orascom’s acquisition of 19.3% equity in Hutch International is a threat to national security as Orascom is a dominant mobile operator in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Egyptian telecom giant Orascom bought a 19.3% equity stake in Hutch [...]

TRAI recommends number portability from April ‘07

Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that number portability be made available to all mobile subscribers from April 1, 2007.
Asking the government to mandate all service providers to implement this facility within 12 months, the regulator has also proposed that number portability first be introduced within the service area, before extending it [...]

No sales tax on telecom: SC

The Supreme Court today ruled that states could not impose sales tax on services offered by operators. The court, however added that states could impose sales tax on handsets, if sold by operators, as mobile phones were considered goods.
A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Ruma Pal stated that a contract between a telecom service provider [...]

TRAI cuts ADC

Telecom regulator TRAI has announced a substantial cut in the Access Deficit Charge and a shift to revenue share regime.
ADC is a fee that private operators have to pay state-owned BSNL for subsidising rural telephony. TRAI has reiterated that ADC would come down to zero by 2008-09.

There has been no change in mobile and fixed [...]

Wireless is Jammed, Please take the Wired route

In order to manage the spectrum bandwidth crunch, DoT is asking non-commercial users such as defence agencies to switch to wired communication and use optical cable.
It is not only the non-commercial users but also the private cellular operators who are hit by the spectrum crunch. DoT is asking them to exploit optical fibre resources to [...]

ICA requests tax relief in budget

To curb the grey market and smuggling of mobile phone accessories and components for the after sales market, the apex body of mobile phone handset companies, Indian Cellular Association, has requested the government to abolish the basic customs duty, which is around 20% at present.
It said the grey market accounts for 90% of the components [...]

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