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Separate spectrum fee for 2G entrants (The Ecoomic Times 14th Dec 2007) The government is set to fix a one-time entry fee for all new players who plan to offer second-generation (2G) mobile services in the country. This start-up fee, which is expected to run into a few thousand crores, will be besides the Rs 1,651 crore that all entrants have to pay for a pan-India 2G spectrum licence. Finance Ministry objects to dual tech mobile licences (The Hindu Business Line 14th Dec 2007) The Union Finance Ministry has written to the Department of Telecommunications asking it to “stay” the implementation of the grant of crossover licences for CDMA operators to commence GSM operations. The November 22 letter written by Mr D. Subbarao, Finance Secretary, to Mr D.S. Mathur, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, states that in the presentation on the spectrum policy to the Cabinet Secretary on November 20, Mr Mathur had mentioned that three CDMA operators were given crossover licence for GS...

New - Telecom

How pooling can unlock value for telcos (The Hindu Business Line 13th Dec 2007) The coming together of Bharti Infratel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to form an independent tower company called Indus Towers, is a logical way forward for passive infrastructure sharing by cellular operators, in a scenario of falling ... More PM wants transparency in spectrum allocation (The Hindu Business Line 13th Dec 2007) The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said that the spectrum policy should be fair, transparent, equitable and one that does not lose sight of the revenue earning potential to the Government. Addressing the inaugural session of the Telecom India Summit 2007 here on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said, “The policy regime for making spectrum available should be fair, and forward looking. It should not create entry barriers to newcomers or barriers to the continued growth of the sector. At the same time, the revenue potential to the government must not be lost sight of. In the final...