DoT introduces new guidelines for 4G mobile telephony
11 years, 7 months ago

DoT introduces new guidelines for 4G mobile telephony

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The Department of Telecommunication has introduced a list of new guidelines that will allow 4G players to offer mobile telephony. Companies like Reliance Jio Infocomm, Augere and Tikona, won BWA spectrum during the auctions, can now offer mobile telephony service by paying an extra amount of Rs 1,658.57 crore. DoT introduces new guidelines for 4G It is also good news for consumers as there have been speculations that the cancellation of telecom licences would lead to decrease in competition and eventually increase in voice tariffs among the remaining players. According to the new guideline introduced by DoT: “Entry fee applicable to migration to Unified License shall be equal to entry fee for new Unified License except for Internet Service Provider with BWA spectrum. For migration of ISP with BWA spectrum to UL regime with authorisation of providing access services, which enables it to provide mobile voice services also using BWA spectrum, an additional fee equal to the difference between the entry fee for UASL as per details in Annexure V and entry fee paid for ISP license shall be payable in addition to the entry fee as applicable for new UL.” This means companies with 4G wireless broadband spectrum and an ISP license can pay the additional amount of Rs 1,658.57 crore, excluding fees payable for unified licences for pan India.

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Live Mint  

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India TV News  

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Live Mint  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Jio can deploy 5G cell every 10 seconds, deployed 85% 5G network in India: Akash Ambani
1 year, 5 months ago

Jio can deploy 5G cell every 10 seconds, deployed 85% 5G network in India: Akash Ambani

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

Indian 5G users, 14 percent, are willing to pay a premium for the innovative use cases like elevated speed, low latency and high uplinking speed, telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Tuesday while launching its consumer lab report. Indians on 5G networks are spending additional two hours more, per week, compared to countries like South Korea and U.S. “The majority …

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