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August 25, 2010

Bharti, rivals call for IDD termination hike

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,BSNL,Bharti Airtel,Daily News,India,Operator Services,Public,Regulation,Termination,Trai,Voice services,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 8:08 am

Indian mobile operators have petitioned the regulator to raise the termination rate of incoming international calls by at least a third.

Market leader Bharti Airtel and other cellcos have called telecom regulator Trai to raise the termination rate to at least 0.60 rupees ($0.013) per minute from the current rate of 0.40,

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August 2, 2010

FASTTAKES: Apple, Trai, IDC, FCC, Kordia, LG Uplus

Filed under: Alcatel-Lucent,Apple,Daily News,FCC,Facebook,Fixed Access,HTC,India,LG Uplus,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,RIM,Regulation,Trai,Wireless Access,cloud computing,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

The radio reception on Apple’s iPhone 4 is “significantly worse” than comparable smartphones, according to PA Consulting Group.

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July 8, 2010

Indian operators resist spectrum re-allocation

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,Bharti Airtel,Daily News,DoT,Idea,India,Public,Spectrum auction,Trai,Vodafone,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 5:10 am

India’s telecom operators have remained unflinching in their objection to the government’s proposals to take back spectrum in the 900MHz band, replacing it with 1800MHz wavelengths.

In a meeting with the Department of Telecom yesterday, GSM operators also refused to budge on their resistance to regulator Trai’s plan to charge a one-time fee for existing 2G spectrum,

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July 1, 2010

FASTTAKES: Alcatel-Shanghai Bell, TRAI, NBN Co, Sony, LG Telecom, SingTel

Filed under: Alcatel-Shanghai Bell,Daily News,Fixed Access,LG Telecom,Mobile Apps and Content,NBN Co.,Operator Services,Public,SingTel,Sony,Trai,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 5:36 am

Alcatel-Shanghai Bell has offered state-owned TOT a vendor credit deal using a loan from a Chinese bank to fund the operator’s nationwide 3G rollout.

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June 9, 2010

FASTTAKES: Nokia, Telkom, Baidu, TRAI, Bharti Airtel

Filed under: Baidu,Bharti Airtel,Daily News,Fixed Access,Mobile Apps and Content,Nokia,Operator Services,Public,Telkom,Trai,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Nokia is paring back orders for the September quarter because of “continued share loss,” says Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.

Indonesian telco Telkom

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May 27, 2010

Telecom tribunal declines to hear 2G fee case

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,Bharti Airtel,Daily News,Dispute,Idea Celluar,India,Public,Regulation,Trai,Vodafone Essar,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 5:17 am

India’s telecom tribunal has thrown out a request by some of the nation’s largest operators to force regulator Trai to abandon its planned additional 2G spectrum fees.

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal rejected an appeal from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular to intervene in the dispute, Reuters

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May 26, 2010

New M&A rules won’t help Indian cellcos

Filed under: Blogs,Business and managed services,Fixed Access,India,Merger and acquisition,Operator Services,Public,Regulations,Trai,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 7:26 am

India’s regulator has proposed a relaxation of the M&A rules, but don’t expect much-needed consolidation among India’s 14 operators any time soon.

The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has proposed that mobile operators can merge in a circle with at least six players, provided they don’t end up with more than 30% of total user

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May 17, 2010

Indian operators’ fury over TRAI’s $3b grab

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,Bharti Airtel,Blogs,Idea Cellular,India,Operator Services,Public,Spectrum auction,Trai,Vodafone,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 7:59 am

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular last week lashed out at Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) proposals for the allocation of 2G spectrum – and their fury is understandable.

TRAI controversially proposed charging these operators for spec

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May 13, 2010

Bharti, Vodafone slam TRAI spectrum plan

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,Bharti,Daily News,Public,Regulation,Trai,Vodafone,Wireless Access,spectrum plan — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

Indian operators Bharti and Vodafone have slammed a government proposal to charge operators for spectrum already allocated.

Regulator TRAI recommended Tuesday that GSM900 operators should pay for spectrum they have been given above 6.2Mhz.

It suggested that a one-time fee be benchmarked against 3G auction pricing.

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May 12, 2010

TRAI calls for Indian mobile shake-out: report

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,India,Indian mobile,License,Operator Services,Public,Regulations,Trai — fmmonteverde @ 6:13 am

India’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has recommended that the M&A rules be eased, potentially paving the way for much-needed consolidation in the market.

TRAI is advocating that mergers be allowed in any circle with at least six players.

But it says the merged entity can’t account for more than 30% of total

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